Aria’s POV

Steel rang like screaming bells all around me.

Levi met Lucein head-on, their blades crashing so hard the shock ran up my arms even from where I sat, holding tight to Kael's limp body.

Sparks burst every time their swords collided. Lucein was smiling—smiling—as if this were a game.

The bastard!

I had always known he was a bastard and always disliked him; now I hated him uncontrollably. I wished I could get the opportunity to rip his throat out, and Eira’s too, and the ...