Choke Hold (No Holds Barred Book 2) by Eve Holmes

Author:Eve Holmes [Holmes, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-03T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

“I don’t know which took it harder last night, my ass or my face.”

I chuckle as Luca shimmies his hips in discomfort and pulls the gym door open. “Looks like your ass,” I say as I follow him inside.

He glances over his shoulder at me as his eyes roam over my face. “And it looks like I need to make your ass match your face.”

I cock an eyebrow at him, but also can’t ignore the way my heart seems to skip a beat. “Weird way to put it, but alright.”

We reach the locker room door, and just as Luca reaches out to push it, it opens and we come face to face with Elijah.

His eyes widen as they flick between us, hope etched into his features.

Luca laughs and reaches out to pat his shoulder. “All good, bud.”

He sighs in relief. “Thank fuck,” he mutters. “I don’t do well with tension.” He dramatically unrolls his wrap and pushes past us as he starts wrapping his hand. “You guys are going to give me an ulcer.”

But I see the small smile playing on his lips as he heads for the ring.

We head into the locker room to get changed to roll, and excitement flows through me. Even though we’re not sparring in the ring or the cage today, I’m looking forward to letting it all out on the mats. I finally feel 100%, with absolutely nothing holding me back.

I shove my clothes into my locker and close the door, turning to face Luca. As he pulls his shirt off, my eyes immediately drop to his ribs and feelings of relief and gratitude take over as I keep my gaze on the moon and stars tattoo. Letting my fears and frustrations out, both in the ring and under the stars, was exactly what I needed. And Luca needed it too.

He closes his locker door and turns to face me. “Oh my god.”

My eyes snap up to his. “What?”

A huge smile spreads across his face. “I did it.”

My brow furrows as I watch his smile grow even bigger, and just wait. He’ll get to it eventually.

“I trained you. You had your Rocky moment.” He lifts his fists in the air, and I roll my eyes.

“You think you did that?” I ask, heading for the door into the gym.

“Fuck yeah. I mean, there are still a couple stairs left,” Luca says as he falls into step beside me. “Don’t think I’ve forgotten about cuddles, and you still owe me a nice dinner. But you’re basically at the top. A breakthrough in the ring and in communication in one night? I’m a goddamn miracle worker.”

I shoot him a look as we walk towards the mats where Max is waiting for us. “Are you forgetting that you weren’t communicating either?”

He waves a hand in the air with a scoff. “Please. We’ve been through this.”

For fuck’s sake.

“Hey, guys,” Max looks up at us with a smile as we approach him. “You ready to…” he trails off as we stop before him and his eyes narrow.

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