Sylvie’s POV:
I gaped, my eyes wide with disbelief, the coughing fit, which had threatened to expose my distress, momentarily forgotten.
Sebastian? Here? In the arena? Participating in this barbaric tournament, risking his life for the entertainment of these people?
Why the hell hadn’t he told me anything? Why had he been so evasive, so dismissive when I asked about the tournament, steering me away from the details? My mind flashed back to the odd feeling I had felt from him earlier. Now, a cold understanding began to dawn.
Sebastian was the so-called ‘son’ of Duke Arindale, one of the most powerful figures in the Wolf Kingdom. And Ezekiel, whom Ashborne had mentioned earlier, was the son of Duke Anruin, another well-renowned and notoriously ruthless Alpha lord.
These were not just
