Chapter 168 – The Nation's Champion

• My stomach twists uncomfortably and I put my glass of wine down on the wall in front of us, not sure if I can have any more, not sure that I’ll be able to keep it down. I’m suddenly so worried about Luca.
• Not that I think he can’t handle himself - I just have…no idea what the Atalaxians are going to throw at him right now.
• “Calm, calm,” Rafe murmurs to me, putting a steady hand at the center of my back. “Nothing good or bad is going to happen just because you’re freaking out.”