Tempted By My Ex's Brother-in-Law (Aria and Grayson) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Aria’s POV

“Begin-”

“Wait!”

My voice rang through the arena before I could stop myself.

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The whole place seemed to jolt. Ila turned sharply toward me. Then the crowd reacted all at once, a wave of confused noise crashing over the stone stands.

“What’s going on?”

“Why is she stopping it?”

“Let them fight!”

I was already moving.

Sable caught at my sleeve for half a second, but I pulled free and hurried down the stone steps before anyone could stop me. The booing started the moment I stepped off the viewing platform and headed straight for the ring. I heard my name from a dozen directions, heard Ila call after me in a tight voice, and the men in the crowd protesting that I had no right to interfere now.

But I didn’t care.

Grayson was standing in the middle of the ring, blood soaking through his shirt, and these idiots still wanted a show.

I stepped over the edge of the ring and walked right up to him.

Close like this, the injury looked even worse.

The black fabric clung wetly to his side. His left shoulder sat wrong, too tight, and there was a grayness around his mouth that hadn’t been visible from the stands. He looked steady, but I could tell it was worn by force.

“What happened to you?” I demanded.

His mouth curved slightly. “Good to see you too.”

“This isn’t funny.”

“No,” he said, “you running into the ring in front of half the mountain is actually very funny.”

I glared at him. “You’re bleeding. And you still want to fight?!”

“Thanks for reminding me but I’ve noticed.”

I turned toward him “What be

The soldier hesitated

Grayson cut in at once. “Nothing you need to worry ***

Lignored him “That’s not a scratch. What happened?”

The soldier looked even more uncomfortable now, like he knew he shouldn’t talk bez didn’t want to be either “There was trouble near our eastern borderline. A violent dispute. It turned sdy before our Alpha could arrive. He settled it himself”

God. That sounds bad.

I looked back at Grayson, taking in the blood again, the set of his jaw, the way he barely moved has left arm

“You should withdraw,” I said,

That happy reaction from the stands. I heard a few men actually boo my words. ering, her face tight. “Lady Aria, you cannot interfere with an active match.”

ner “He’s injured”

is still standing in the ring as a candidate.”

said lightly, “Do you really care about me that much?”

Then the crowd roared again, dragging me back. Ila was still waiting. The judge looked furious. The candidates below were watching every move we made.

This wasn’t a private conversation. I couldn’t argue with him here.

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