Alaric’s POV
The ring was likely the way Lilia was poisoning her opponents, pricking them while they were forced to shake her hand before her matches. Yet without being able to attain the ring and hold it high for everyone to see it, any accusation would likely not work.
When Cara told me that Charlotte had been disqualified for accusing Lilia of cheating, I understood that we had to think of something else.
“I could try to approach her and take the ring before the match…” Cara said.
I loved Cara but she wasn’t trained in subterfuge. Lilia would undoubtedly catch her, and with the head commissioner in Lilia’s pocket, Cara would undoubtedly catch trouble for trying.
“I could come in and speak to her,” I said. “I can’t be disqualified.”
“But you can be disgraced,” I said. “Breaking in
