STEFANO POV
"You let her fight in the ring?!" A tempest of fury surged within me, clouding my judgment. My claws emerged instinctively, and I lunged at Antonio, tackling him to the ground, my claws embedding themselves an inch deep into his chest.
"It was her choice!" he gasped, desperately gripping my wrist as he attempted to free himself from the grip of my claws.
"You were supposed to protect her!" I roared, my grip tightening around his neck.
"She can... protect herself!" he wheezed, struggling for breath. "She's a hell of a warrior!"
The urge to dig my claws deeper into his throat surged, but a single thought halted my descent into violence. Gianna wouldn't want that.
A grim chuckle escaped my lips. I had known Antonio forever-he was the only one I could genuinely trust within t
