When she heard the cries of agony from below grow louder, she was so overwhelmed by her emotions that she finally cried out loud.

The fight between the beast and the human on the stage below had ended. This time, a new, even more frightened slave, was thrown into the arena. The man was a debtor who had sold his family out of desperation. He was so terrified that he didn't even get a chance to react when a lion attacked and bit his neck.

Ariana was crying out loud, her heart aching with every sob. "I've lived clean, never crossed the line, never put a foot wrong... Why does life keep kicking me while I'm down?" Her emotions burst forth, a torrent of pent-up frustration and despair.

She couldn't hold it in any longer, not even caring about Bennett standing nearby. Tears streamed down her face as she poured out her grievances, cursing Zayden between her sobs.

Bennett half-listened as she recounted her struggles and cursed Zayden, catching snippets of her story.