Fates Defiant — C.M. Banschbach

The only way out is death.In the Arena, appearances are everything, and Cyrus has mastered the art. Trained since his youth to annihilate opponents for the entertainment of the masses, he's become known as a legend who cannot be beaten-but when the dust settles, he's no less a prisoner than the criminals he faces, and his usefulness to his masters only lasts as long as the money keeps coming in.Bastian Lytos has no interest in fame or fortune. Sentenced to the Arena after disobeying orders on the field of battle, he's determined only to defy his masters for as long as possible before his inevitable demise. When fate throws him into the path of the Arena champion, he's shocked to find that even the most elite fighters are just as trapped as he is.A new alliance forms when the two combatants unexpectedly come face to face, but in order to survive long enough to see freedom, they'll have to fight.For honor. For glory. To the death.