Chapter 44

Kaelia

I wasn’t the kind of person who felt joy just because others praised me. Their words, their claps, their smiles, none of it mattered. I wasn’t happy because I won; I already knew I would. It was never about proving my skill, it was about showing every single one of them who had laughed at me, pitied me, or ignored me.

The only reason a smile curved my lips was because it felt good to watch