Day 8 of The Gladiator Games
TALA
Initiation week had ended, thank the gods, and even though Jasper had to attend the slave girl's initiations, thankfully he wasn’t made to partake, just observe.
I was so relieved because even though my mother was pretty much knocked out for the whole week, I sat by her bed every evening after the games anyway, with Eloise by my side.
El and Jasper may not have marked each other, however, if he had had s*x with anyone, Eloise still would have felt something. Not the shredding burn that makes you want to rip your heart out like I have heard my mother describe. But something more akin to an ashy taste in your mouth and a really bad stomach ache.
Since Eloise hadn’t felt any discomfort over the last week, I knew Jasper had remained faithful and I had a
