Calculated Cruelty

Callista POV

Lucius was growing stronger. Far too strong. That beast in the arena… the one we had counted on to tear him apart .. had been ripped to pieces instead. And now the blood moon was feeding him even more power. It made my skin crawl.

Lucilla paced like a caged cat, her heels clicking sharply against the marble. “How did he do it? That thing was supposed to be unstoppable..”

I sat on the