An hour later, the preliminaries finished and Teresa shared important details with the audience.
The judges would get a day to choose the qualified contestants for the next round. Out of thirty, only fifteen would qualify for the next round. The competition was throat-cutting and every contestant knew it. No matter how beautiful or alluring they were, they were fully aware of who controlled their fates.
All they could do was pray...
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Kiba walked out through the exclusive door and stepped into the posh VIP zone. He took short strides as he walked, lost in thoughts of performing his duty.
"Kiba!"
A soft, sultry voice called from behind.
"Hmm?" Kiba turned around to see Rivera approaching.
"Are you going to the guest lounge for grading the contestants?" She caught up with him and asked.
"Yes," Kiba nodded and turned around to resume walking forward.
