Chapter 79
Ella
The moment the dam inside me shattered, my body no longer felt like my own. The air around me thickened, crackling with raw energy as if the very atmosphere was holding its breath, waiting for the storm to break.
Lightning flared at my fingertips. The first strike was instinctive—uncontrolled, wild. A jagged bolt of electricity arced across the arena, colliding with my opponent’s chest. The sound of it—sharp, crackling, angry—sent a chill through the audience.
Gavin was thrown back several feet, landing with a heavy thud. He twitched as residual sparks crackled over his skin. His cocky grin was gone, replaced by something far more satisfying—fear.
Gasps erupted from the crowd, murmurs of confusion and shock rippling through them.
I barely heard them.
All I c
