~Celina~I didn’t step out of the arena immediately after the duel ended. Instead, I stood there, trying to understand the way my body had responded to the fight. The energy from the fight was still moving through my body like it hadn’t received the message that it was over. My breathing had steadied, my muscles no longer strained under pressure, and yet beneath that calm, something continued to hum. Low, persistent, in a way that wasn’t entirely familiar.I looked up at Derek, who was staring at me with his usual blank face, but I could see the questions flashing in his eyes. For a change, even the Alpha King looked to be in doubt. Taking a deep breath, I looked at him.“Thank you for the fight, Your Highness,” I said, bowing my head gratefully. I didn’t thank him just for giving me the opportunity to fight. I had many reasons to thank him. For one, he didn’t have to agree to the duel, but he did. And he didn’t just defeat me easily when he could have done it the moment the duel star
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