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I was not ready for that.
A roar rips up my throat as I retaliate.
The fight is brutal. For every hit I get, he manages to land two.
My face burns as blood trickles over my skin, dripping off my jaw. My ribs are in agony—I'm sure the fucker's broken at least one—but I refuse to show him that he might be winning.
I fucking need this.
I need the burn.
The pain.
I need the fucking distraction.
While we're throwing punches I'm not thinking about that asshole. About where he's dragged my girl and what he's doing to her. I forget the pain, the heartache, and focus on this one task at hand.
This guy might be bigger than me, but I won't bow down. I'd rather he kill me than admit defeat.
I force myself to continue through the pain and manage to land a few more punches, making the beast of a guy stumble into the crowd, but instead of weakening him, it seems to only fire him up.
When he comes at me, it's the last time, because the second his knuckles connect with my temple, everything goes black.
"You're a stupid motherfucker, do you know that?" a familiar voice barks.
I have no idea where I am, what happened, or why I'm being shouted at. All I know is that I want to go back into the darkness where nothing and no one existed.
Silence follows the voice, and I start to drift back off when a thought slams into me.
Kennedy.
I sit up so fast that my entire body screams in pain.
"Fuuuuck," I cry, my arm wrapping around my ribs as I slowly lower myself back down to what I now realize is a comfortable bed.
"Serves you right for being so fucking selfish," the same voice says, but this time, I recognize it.
"Fuck off, Cole."
"Fuck off? Are you fucking serious right now?"
"No. Leave me alone."
"I don't fucking think so."
"Have you found her?" I rip my eyes open to find what I expected. I'm in my own bed, and the sun is blazing through the open curtains.
My eyes find Cole, and I get my answer before he even opens his mouth.
"Fuck," I breathe. "Do we even know where she is yet?"
He shakes his head. "James is still working on it. But you getting yourself fucked up did not help things."
"It wasn't meant to," I mutter.
"Yeah well, when we find that cunt we need you in full fighting form. Assuming you want to be the one who takes him down."
"You fucking know I do." I roll to my side and suck in a breath, ready to attempt to get up.
