Cara pov
The moment Garreth’s voice rang out, sharp and commanding, everything froze. My body, still buzzing with energy, stilled. My mind was spinning, trying to catch up. Lissa stopped too, her smug expression fading as she glanced at Garreth, clearly just as confused as I was.
The crowd around us fell into an uneasy silence, the cheers and jeers dying down. I could still hear their disappointed murmurs as Garreth raised his hand, signaling the end of the fight.
that strange strenghtening still brimed inside me, it was not the normal feeling of power accompanied with change in my eyes colour, thud was different, like a part of me was set free. It was confusing and new to me.
Garreth’s cold eyes locked onto mine, and for just a split second, I thought I saw something different, recog
