Drawn to Fight: Zac & Evie by Lilliana Anderson

Author:Lilliana Anderson [Anderson, Lilliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male, fighter romance, australian romance, drawn series
Publisher: LA Romance
Published: 2015-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

Zac

I arrive at Fighting Fit about thirty minutes early. But it’s open and when I tell the guy on reception that I was sent here for training, he directs me to a room up the back of the building, saying that’s where the dojos are.

On the walls are photos of the various martial arts crews that train here. There are some great action shots of fighters at tournaments, and I stop when I see a photo of a woman that bears a strong resemblance to the painting I saw Evie working on that day at the school. I stop and study it for a while before a conversation from within the dojo reaches my ears.

I move nearer to the door and see a big guy who I’m sure is Evie’s father, and the woman who is in the picture I was just looking at.

“Damien, think here. She’s our daughter. Our daughter. Do you really think she’s going to just sit at home and do what she’s told?”

“Well, she’s not moving out. She’s barely out of school. She has no job to support herself which means she won’t be able to afford her uni fees. Just no. She’s not leaving.”

“I understand what you’re saying, Damien. Really I do, but I don’t see how we can stop her. If she wants to see this boy then she’s going to find a way.”

“I’m not saying she can’t see the boy. I’m saying she can’t go out to those fights.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” I say, picking that moment to step through the doors. “I don’t think she should be at those fights either.”

“Zachary I assume?”

“It’s Zac,” I correct him, as I step toward him to offer my hand in greeting.

“Remove your shoes,” he barks before I place my foot on the blue mats that cover the floor. I pause with my foot mid-air then place it back on the concrete floor, kicking off my shoes and trying again. He takes my hand this time, and while I expect him to squeeze the crap out of it, he doesn’t, he just keeps his eyes on me as if he’s reading the fine print on my soul. It’s fucking unsettling.

“This is my wife, Henrietta,” he says, releasing my hand and introducing him to the woman by his side. “She’s here to make sure I stay calm.”

“I understand,” I say slowly, turning to shake her hand as well.

She takes it, giving me a warm smile as she says, “It’s nice to meet you, Zachary.”

“Zac,” I correct again.

“We only use full names here,” Damien states as he moves into the centre of the mats.

“That’s fair. But Zac is my full name. My mum had this thing about nicknames. She hated the way people shortened her name, Stacey, to Stace. So when she had us, she gave us names that couldn’t be shortened. I got Zac, my sister is Meg, then there’s Will, Rob and Tash. Doesn’t stop the nicknames though, people like to do that regardless. But she tried.

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