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Forced into the Arena, I Made Her Join Me
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I'm a nationally certified animal trainer running the Lion King, Caesar's final assessment. I've barely stepped into the enclosure corridor when the steel guillotine door slams down behind me. My wife's laughter crackles over the loudspeaker. "Everyone, we're doing the ultimate challenge today! We're locking the so-called number-one animal trainer in the Lion King's enclosure and taking bets on whether he wets himself in ten minutes!" Caesar crouches low and rumbles a warning. I reach for my tranquilizer gun but stop cold. The liquid isn't the right color. In a phony sing-song voice, the veterinarian, Hugh Archer, says, "Lucian, I forgot to mention, I swapped your tranquilizer darts for pepper spray so you won't hurt Caesar by mistake. "You two are so close. Just win him over with love!" I look at Caesar, his eyes bloodshot from the stimulant, and it clicks. Hugh still resents that I stopped him from touching a tiger with his bare hands a few days ago. I tune out the trash blaring over the loudspeaker, pull a remote from my pocket, and hit the button. It's the master switch for the electric fence gates around every predator enclosure in the zoo. If I don't make it out, no one does.
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That was an unprompted confession.The screen went black, and Sasha's bloodless face stared back at me in the reflection. "It's fake! It's all doctored! Lucian Hart, you animal! You even forged the evidence just to save your own skin!"With two black-suited bodyguards towering between us, she couldn't lay a finger on me. She thrashed and kicked, cursing me nonstop.Hugh had already collapsed at my feet. Snot and tears mingled, his whole face a wreck. There wasn't a trace of the so-called "heroic vet" left in him."Mr. Hart, I was wrong. I really was. It was her. Sasha's a snake. She forced me. She said you were just a hired animal trainer, and if you turned up dead, no one would come after us. I didn't dare cross her!"He reached for my pant leg. I jerked back in disgust, dodging his hand.The officer who'd been giving me a disgusted look a minute ago, the one who'd tried to cuff me, now looked embarrassed. "Mr. Hart, I'm sorry. We didn't investigate properly, and we misjudged yo
Forced into the Arena, I Made Her Join Me Chapter 8
I looked up and met Sasha's gaze, her face all righteous, like she'd throw her own family under the bus."Perfect. I want a divorce, too," I said, grabbing the pen, signing the divorce papers, and tossing them back in front of her. "Once we're divorced, I can actually hold you accountable."Her expression stiffened. She hadn't expected me to agree that quickly, and she definitely hadn't expected me to bite back.She raised her voice, as if she could steamroll me. "Lucian, what are you even talking about? You're the one who messed up! Everyone saw it!"Sasha's fans started buzzing behind her again, and their insults grew even louder.Even the nearby officer couldn't stomach it. With disgust written across his face, he pulled out a pair of handcuffs. "Save it. You're coming with us. Get ready to rot in prison!"Right before the handcuffs could lock around my wrist, a clear, crisp voice cut through the noise. "Please step aside."Carmen walked in with two bodyguards in black suits,
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The comments under the video were already flooded with angry viewers."Lock up this power-abusing piece of trash!""Lucian's wife and coworkers have already spoken out against him. What else is there to say? He's a total scumbag!""Poor vet. His hand is ruined! Throw the book at the guy who did this!""He's a menace to everyone! I say give him the death penalty!"I stared at the three hypocrites on the screen—Sasha, Hugh, and Ronald—and the stabbing pain in my chest faded. In its place, a chill settled deep in my bones, and my anger surged.Fine. The real show was still to come.…The door to my hospital room burst open. Several officers filed in, grim-faced, with a crowd pressing in behind them.Flashes pounded the room like a downpour, so hard I had to squeeze my eyes shut. Sasha and Hugh muscled to the front, phones up, shoving their cameras in my face."Officers, it's him," Sasha said, her voice dripping with performative outrage.She pointed at me, all righteous, her wo
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I'd intended to give the zoo to Sasha, but it didn't make sense to keep it anymore."When this is over, call the lawyer and donate the zoo to the government at no charge. How are Sasha and Hugh?"Carmen paused, her voice a little off. "Sasha's got a few scrapes and a scare, but she's okay. As for Hugh, a tiger bit off three fingers on his left hand."I smirked and then broke into a harsh coughing fit.From day one at the zoo, Hugh wouldn't stop talking about petting a tiger with his bare hands. He finally got his wish."Do you want to press charges against them?" Carmen asked.I nodded. "Pull all the footage from that day. Charge them with murder and make sure they pay every dime in damages for this incident."I'd barely finished speaking when a coppery taste flooded my mouth. I coughed up a mouthful of blood. Carmen rushed over to wipe it away.Sasha only knew me as an animal trainer. She had no idea I actually worked in finance. Over the years, the companies I built from my i
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The tiger in the next enclosure caught the scent of freedom and crept toward the open gate."Lucian Hart! Are you insane? How dare you?"Sasha let out a bloodcurdling scream and dropped the phone she was using to live-stream onto the pavement. She spun to bolt, but the moment she looked back, she froze.Two hulking brown bears had already lumbered out of the enclosure behind her, risen onto their hind legs, and were watching them with beady, curious eyes.Sasha screamed again and grabbed Hugh beside her, trying to shove him in front of her as a shield. But Hugh wouldn't budge. He was already rigid with fear, his face white as a sheet.Fortunately, Sasha had closed the predator zone to visitors for the day, making sure no one could come to my rescue. This nightmare was theirs to bear alone.My eyelids grew heavy. The animals roared and bellowed, and the gut-wrenching screams of Sasha and Hugh rang in my ears."Help! Anybody out there?""Hurry! Let's find a way out!"They still
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Caesar shook his head in pain.I seized the opening, tumbled away, and scrambled up the nearest branch on all fours. The near miss left me gasping, and the searing pain tearing across my back nearly knocked me out.Then, Sasha's voice crackled over the loudspeaker, breathless with excitement. "It's raining tips, folks! Huge thanks to our top donor!"Hugh hollered up at me in the tree, "Come on down, Lucian! Didn't you say once you build enough trust with the animals, you can touch them? So why aren't you touching the lion now?"Come on down. Go bond with your precious boy, then!"Sasha's voice rang out again, cruel and almost cheerful, "Lucian, to make sure you're really enjoying yourself, I cleared out every staff member from the predator zone. Right now, it's just me and Hugh. No one else is here to save you."I lay sprawled on the rough branch, heaving and coughing up blood. The blood loss had my head spinning, but my will to live was razor-sharp.I had to stay alive.That t
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