AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“I know my brother, though, and he wouldn’t be with a weak woman. You want to make sure he survives the night of the fights? Then you need to make sure your ass is in the right state of mind. I’m a fuckin’ cop, and yet I’m helping these assholes train to go into death match fights, knowing what will happen. I’m doing it for my brother. Because he needs me, just like he fuckin’ well needs his woman to be strong for him.”
I stare at the man who looks so much like Kevlar, my chest aching, and my throat feels like it’s going to close up on me.
“Now, you’re gonna go up against Viper first, and don’t think I haven’t heard what type of fighter you are. I know what you’re capable,” Zain remarks.
“Let’s get started,” Viper commands, getting my attention.
Spinning around to face the other man, my body trembles, and I want to throw up. “Please don’t do this to me, Viper.”
“Rosie, if I didn’t see you as a little sister. Want nothing but the best for you, I wouldn’t be doing this in the first fuckin’ place. Now come on, we’re sparring,” he declares, acting like this is something we’ve done before, which we hadn’t.
The two of us circle each other, and he throws a punch that I block out of instinct. It’s all I can do not to pass out. He keeps throwing jabs, and I’m not ready for them. I don’t realize it until I fall back on my ass that tears are streaming down my face.
“Come on, Rosie, get your ass back up,” Viper commands, not even breaking a sweat.
“Prez, let me go up against her,” Aries says, climbing through the ropes.
Oh God, this isn’t good. Aries hates me, and I know it.
“Now Rosie, you can fight against me. Prove to me that you’re the woman my best friend deserves and not some bitch who uses tears to get her way.”
Aries’s statement causes me to flinch, and I can’t blame him.
Sucking in a breath, I start fighting him, sparring, my mind going to those women I killed. My head aches with the images that overtake me. Unable to focus or stay upright, I drop to my knees, my hands clutching at either side of my head, and I scream in agony at the haunting images of those innocent women. It hurts to think of them. To know that I’m the reason behind their deaths. Their blood stains my hands.
Sobs rack my body as Aries grabs both my wrists and pulls my hands away from my head.
“Look at me, Rosie,” he commands.I do as he says, but it’s hard to face him.“You’ve got to come to terms with what happened to you. What you had to do wasn’t on you. The blame lies at Dominic’s feet. You fought, babe. You did it to survive. Those women would have done the same and they might not have felt the guilt you do. You gotta let it go. If you don’t, it’ll end up consuming you.”
“But it could be you guys next, and that will be on me.”
“Rosie, it ain’t gonna happen. We’ll win our matches, and guess what?” He smirks.
“What?” I whisper, my breath hitching.
“None of us will flinch at knowing we’ll be killing in those matches. We know what we’re up against. Same with Kevlar. He won’t give two shits about killing a man long as it means he’s coming home to you after.”
Aries’s words sink in, and I nod, unable to speak through the tears still clogging my throat.
“Now, you gonna get that sweet ass up and fight or run with your tail tucked between your legs?” he asks, straightening and holding a hand for me to take.
“Fight,” I manage to croak.
“Good girl, now prove to us that you’ll be able to handle what’s gonna go down.”
I nod and let out a breath as I scamper to my feet without his help. If I’m going to prove to them and myself, I’ve got to let it go, as he said. I need to do this. Prepare myself for what I’ll have to witness because I know it’s not going to be easy to handle.
But as long as Kevlar comes out breathing, I know everything will be okay.
CHAPTER25
KEVLAR
Tonight’s the night.
It’s finally here. I’ll finally be free of this fucking place, and Dominic will die at my hands. My body aches, but I refuse to think of it. During the past two weeks, Dominic made sure to have his goons beat on me, but those beatings were nothing compared to what he’s going to experience.
Dominic’s men also underestimated me when they decided to throw fists. I won’t be backing down and letting them beat me all to hell. Each day it was the same. No food, a small amount of water, and fighting the dickheads who came in here.
