Valeria

In a blood-soaked world ruled by gladiator queens, men fight not for glory, but survival. The pits are brutal, and the rules are simple: strength earns freedom, weakness earns chains. Among the elite warriors, Valeria of Aestra stands just beneath the infamous champion Mia, a demigoddess of pain and power. Valeria is a former noble, exiled and hardened by years of combat. She has risen not just by winning but by breaking those she defeats. While men in the arena are humiliated and used, Valeria takes a special interest in one of the few who haven’t broken, you She doesn’t want him dead. She wants him owned.