The energy is high, the noise loud, and the space is full. The concrete is cold as I toss my shoes into my bag. I face the wall with my head covered by my hoodie, bouncing on the balls of my feet to get the blood flowing. I notice they have an octagon set up with a floor-to-ceiling cage and a proper mat under us.
I feel eyes on me and turn to the staircase to see her watching me. Her blond hair is once again shining like an angel as she descends the steps to the bottom. Her green and white top flows loosely around her with her jacket draped over her arm, and her jeans hug her hips. The knee-high black boots are sexy as fuck.
I have to stop myself from getting hard at the thought of what she has on under her clothes. I can only hope the fight amps her up, because we are going to bed when we get home, and it won’t be to sleep.
Brock guides her to me, and I immediately pull her in for a sloppy kiss. I only pull away when I know I have kissed her hard enough to leave her lips plump and aching.
“This . . .” she says on a whisper. “This is . . .” She bites her bottom lip. “I don’t know what it is, but it’s hot.”
Leaning down, I nip her earlobe. “You’re hot, Lo.” I run my hand down her back to squeeze her ass through her jeans.
“Are they usually this crowded?” she asks, looking around at all the spectators.
“Each one varies.” I keep my arms tightly around her. I should be loosening up my body, but I can’t avoid touching her when she is this close to me.
The announcer yells through a bullhorn, getting everyone’s attention, “Fighting in the yellow shorts tonight, we have Alex ‘Ripper’ Long. Fighting in the green shorts tonight, we have Jason ‘Cobra’ Stanley. This should be a great matchup, as both men are great grapplers and have equal reach.”
With a chaste kiss to Lo’s lips, I pull away to toss off my hoodie before I climb into the cage. Alex meets my eyes and stares. He should know better than to taunt a cobra.
I smack the snake tattoo on the side of my neck as we dance around each other. A beep sounds, and then we lock onto each other.
I see Brock with Lo in my peripheral vision, and I can’t help smiling. My girl, my fight—what a wonderful fucking life. The beast inside me is ready to let loose.
I dive low to take out his legs, but he moves to avoid my reach. I jab out at him as he ducks in and hits me with an uppercut. The contact feels good. The pain brings me to life. Then he goes to grab for me, and I jump back.
I see the dollar bills moving around between people outside of the cage.
I jab again and make contact under his eye. It immediately reddens and swells. With a quick left, I hit him again, breaking his nose. Blood pours out onto the mat as he shakes off the pain. He then throws a right hook at me, and I take the hit to my jaw. As he moves back, though, I take the space and hit him with a roundhouse kick.
KO. He crashes to the mat as people rush in.
The crowd is full of boos and cheers equally. I don’t give a shit. There is only one person here I need approval from, and when my green eyes lock onto her heavenly blue ones, I see pride, love, and I see happiness.
I push my way out of the cage and over to my woman. Dropping my head, I kiss her and don’t hold back as my cock comes to life, tenting my shorts. When she grabs me as hard as I am grabbing her, I can feel her energy, and it feeds the beast inside me.
I break away and growl in her ear, “I need in.”
She peeks up at me with hooded eyes. “Then what are you waiting for?”
I toss a finger up at Brock and nod my head for him to handle the payout. Then I take her by the hand, grab my bag and hoodie, and walk barefoot up the stairs and out the door of the gym.
People pat my shoulders as we pass by, but I don’t stop. I don’t slow down until we get to my truck, and I have to reach in my bag for the keys. Putting her between me and the car, I touch my lips to hers, separating them with my tongue. I invade her mouth, unable to get enough.
With her back to my car, I fight with the button on her jeans before I can finally get my hand down her pants. Instantly, my fingers are dipping into her wet heat. I need my cock in there more than I need in my car.