Breaking the Violence (Hard Drive Series Book 3) by Tricia Andersen

Author:Tricia Andersen [Andersen, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports Romance, MMA Romance
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing
Published: 2017-03-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Lexi studied the gym around her suspiciously. Several guys were fighting each other already. Avery and her brother had already disappeared down the hallway toward the locker rooms. She frowned. He finds this fun? Why?

She turned to Chloe as the brunette toed off her shoes. “Do you do this too?”

Chloe grinned at her. “Yes, I do. So does Avery.”

“And you like it?”

“Of course. It’s relaxing.”

“How so?”

“Ever been so stressed out you just want to hit something?”

Lexi cringed. She was always under pressure with Derek now in her life. The only time she felt peace was with Mark. And who knew how long that would last?

Chloe cocked her head at Avery. “Maybe you should give it a try.”

Lexi shook her head. “I don’t like violence.”

“Are you insinuating I do?”

Lexi looked at her as panic filled her. “No. I mean…”

Chloe chuckled. “I find peace when I practice. I work myself to a point of exhaustion. All my troubles go away. It’s true that I train to hit and choke people. But that’s not all I take away from it. And with what I witnessed today, maybe it would be good to learn some self defense. That way if your ex tries something you can take care of yourself.”

Lexi watched as Avery and Lindsay stepped onto the mat and faced each other. Avery fired off a couple punches and then landed a body kick into Lindsay’s ribs.

Lexi’s eyes grew wide. “You train with men?”

“Yes,” Chloe answered.

“I can’t do that.”

“They won’t hurt you. They may look dangerous but the guys here are the sweetest, most gentle guys I know.”

“No. I mean I just can’t.” Lexi felt herself tremble. She had thought Derek was the sweetest guy she ever met. She couldn’t have been more wrong.

Chloe laid a comforting hand on her arm. “How about just Avery and me? We could train on our own. We can even do it after hours if you want. I have an in with the owner. I’m kind of sleeping with him.”

Lexi couldn’t help but laugh. “I’ll think about it.”

“Good. Speaking of the owner, it looks like Max and Rico are back.” Chloe nodded toward the glass double doors. “And Mark is with them.”

Lexi turned. A smile blossomed. Just the sight of Mark made her safe. He must have seen her because she could see his brow crease. He jogged ahead of the other two men and yanked the doors open.

“Sweetheart, what are you doing here?” he questioned as he let the doors go. There were a couple grunts behind him. The rest of the gym stopped and stared at the word “sweetheart”.

“Thanks for holding the door there, Mark,” Rico quipped.

“Stop whining, Choate.” Mark took Lexi’s hands in his. “Is everything all right?”

Before Lexi could say a word, Lindsay and Avery strode to them. Lindsay tugged his gloves off as he approached. “Mark, Rico, Max, we have to talk.”

“About what?” Mark looked at Lexi. “What’s going on?”

Lexi’s voice was soft. “Chloe and Avery came over to take me to lunch.

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