10. The Duel Match

Charlotte’s POV

Finally, I've made it into the building where the High Table meets, and the other members of the High Table have arrived just in time. Now, they're making their way up to the roof of the building with the highest point so they can witness the fight between Luca and me.

I look at myself in the mirror as I put a black band around my knuckles. I look at the scar on my body from the two bullets that almost killed me a year ago. I got angry, and I couldn't calm down while looking in the mirror. I finally broke the mirror with a punch, which made my bloody knuckles bleed again.

“What’s happening here—” A strange woman asked.

I glanced at her, and she didn’t dare to ask anymore.

I cleaned my wounds with hot water, and she said, “So your name is Charlotte, right?”

I nod my head.

“We’ve been talking about you….a lot.” she said.

I asked, “Why?”

"Because you are too brave to ask for a match like this," she answered. "You don't want to be hurt as a woman, but here you are