CHAPTER 57: GAME TWIST. RAYA'S POV.

The coliseum boomed with chatter after the King's very brief address. I looked around at the spectators, smiling.

"Is it what you imagined it would be?" King Barakar asked, his voice deep and calm as always.

"It is," I nodded with a smile. "No games have commenced, but I can only imagine what it would be like."

King Barakar just nodded slightly, saying nothing, with his gaze at the arena. He went ahead to take a sip of his drink, and so did I, taking a ...