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“What the fuck is this?” Lincoln whisper-hissed under his breath.
“She got released, and there was no stopping her. She needs to see him before he fights.” Brinkley reached for his hand, and he shook his head.
“He doesn’t want you near Leo,” Lincoln said. His eyes met mine now.
“Leo wasn’t involved in what happened,” I said. “Please, Linc. I need to talk to him.”
“All right. I hope we’re not making a huge mistake. And, Tia, I thought you didn’t want to see the fight live. You look like you’re going to be sick.”
“How about you take me to a different room? I don’t think I should see him right now. I’ll wait down here during the fight.”
“Good idea.” He paused and pushed open a door to a room that had TVs and a couch. He told Tia to wait there. She hugged me and Brinkley goodbye and asked us to text her with updates.
Lincoln shook his head as he led us further down the hallway. A few guys in security shirts moved past us, but it was otherwise quiet down here.
He pushed open the last door and held his hand out for me to go inside. Romeo was getting his hands taped, and he looked up to find me standing there.
He didn’t look angry. His gaze softened, and he motioned for Butch to stop taping.
“Can we give them a minute?” Lincoln asked, and all the guys walked past me, each giving me a hug one at a time before they were all out in the hallway. I couldn’t wait another second. I ran toward Romeo and threw myself against him on a whoosh, careful of my arm.
His arms gently came around me. “What are you doing here, baby?”
“I needed to be here. With you.” Tears were streaming down my face because I was just so happy to be near him.
“You’re okay?”
“I’m fine.” I used the hand of my uninjured arm to stroke his face. “It wasn’t Leo who did this. It had nothing to do with you. The cameras caught a photo of the guy you knocked down. He was a fraternity brother of Ronny’s.”
His brows pinched together, and he nodded as he listened.
“But none of that matters. Not tonight. You go out there and show how hard you’ve worked. You have nothing to prove to anyone anymore. You fight this fight for yourself, okay?”
“I can’t believe you’re here.” He pulled me against him again. “I love you so fucking much.”
“I know you do.” I pulled back and smirked. “I never doubted that. I love you, Golden Boy. And I will be cheering you on tonight.”
“If it’s too much, you take a pass and come back here and wait for me, okay?”
“It’s not too much. Anything you can take, I can take with you. You just go out there and do your thing.” I took his hands in mine and kissed his knuckles on each hand. “I believe in you, Romeo Knight.”
He nodded, a look of contentment settling on his face. “I’m ready.”
“I know you are.”
“You’re awfully cocky tonight.” He leaned down and kissed me. “Now, get out there with Brinkley and take your seats. Let me get gloved up. I’ll see you in twelve rounds, baby.”
I kissed him one last time. “You will.”
Joey came through the door, and everything moved quickly after that. Nash and Hayes escorted Brinkley and me to our seats. We were in the press area off to the side, but we had a goodview of the ring. They both hustled back to meet Romeo as they were going to be right there beside the ring as part of the crew.
I said a silent prayer.
But I already knew he was going to be okay.
He had to be.
thirty-one
