Mia’s POV

It took everything in me not to storm out there and tear Lucien’s smug face apart.

What was he even doing here?

I sighed, pressing my back against the cool wall of the Colosseum. Sitting among the crowd would’ve been suicide. Too many guards, too many eyes.

So instead, I hid in one of the narrow halls behind the viewing stands, close enough to hear the cheers but far enough to stay invisible.

In my hands, the small crystal globe flickered softly… glowing with faint, shifting ...