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“Thanks,” she answered softly as she dropped her coat on the couch. She lifted the drink from my fingers.
I, too, reached for my glass. I was more in need of alcohol now than I had ever been.
Holly’s nails tapped at the wine glass, and she looked up at me. “He almost killed my boyfriend when I was younger, but Sean stopped him. Good thing. But I’ve never seen him fight in the ring.” She cleared her throat. “Have you?”
I sank to the couch, and Holly joined me a moment later, sitting next to me. “I saw him by accident.”
Holly’s perfectly arched brows rose as she sipped her wine.
“It was awful.”
“Do you think he’ll be okay tonight? The other guy is undefeated, too, and I’m kind of nervous.” She lowered her glass and held it tight between both palms. “Okay, maybe a lot nervous.”
“Me too.”
“What if we—”
I straightened, my shoulders rolling back. “Go?” Were we really discussing this? Adam might lose his mind if he saw me there.
She sighed. “I think we should go. I think he needs someone in his corner. He’d never admit it, but . . .”
I was already nodding my head. “I’ll find out where it is.” I jumped up and rushed to the kitchen for my phone. I scrolled through my contacts and called Rick. My fingers clawed at my thighs as I waited for him to answer.
“Anna, hey.”
I cut the pleasantries and sputtered, “I need you to call your brother. I need you to ask him where tonight’s fight will be.”
“You okay?” Rick asked, his voice full of worry.
“No, I’m not. So . . . can you help me? Please.” I peeked at Adam’s sister out of the corner of my eye, still not quite believing she was here.
“I’ll do my best.”
“Thanks, Rick. Text me the location as soon as you know it.”
“You want to tell me what this is all about?”
“No.” I hung up. It was rude, but I wasn’t ready to get into it.
I clutched my phone tight in my hand as I waited impatiently for a response. “I should probably change.”
Holly gave me a half smile and went back to her wine, her eyes seeming dazed as she stared at the coffee table in front of her.
“Okay. Well, I’ll be right back.” I darted into my bedroom. What the hell do I wear to a fight that I’ve not been invited to, where the guy I’m falling for is about to pound the shit out of someone?
I opted for jeans, boots, and a sweater. I started to turn but stopped.
Adam’s leather jacket was hanging in my closet. He’d given it to me on Sunday before I’d left his home.
I grabbed it and put it on. I shut my eyes and raised a sleeve to my nose, inhaling his piney scent.
The sound of a text had my eyes opening, and I rushed to my bed.
“I got the address!”
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
ADAM
