Nights at Seaside by Addison Cole

Author:Addison Cole [Cole, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2017-12-12T18:30:00+00:00

STEP INTO THE ring strong and step out stronger. That was what Roach had taught Sawyer since the first day he’d begun training him. Roach didn’t believe in saving strength or strategizing the best time for a fighter to give his all. He’d made it clear to Sawyer and anyone else who would listen that they were either in it to win the whole way through or they were in it to lose. Period.

Sawyer was never in anything to lose.

“You’re a powerhouse today, Songbird.” Roach paced beside the ring, eyes stern, arms crossed.

Adrenaline coursed through Sawyer’s veins. He’d been so wound up after Sky’s confession he’d come straight to the gym. He’d gone eight rounds on the heavy bag, four rounds on the double-end bag, five rounds of skipping rope, and by the time Roach came in, he was geared up and ready to spar. He was on his fifth round sparring Tanner Delroy, a professional sparring partner, and he had no desire to slow down.

“Come on, Delroy,” Roach hollered. “Get back in there and give it to him.”

Sawyer sneered around his mouth guard at Roach as he stepped into the ring. Roach was responding to the belligerent attitude Sawyer couldn’t seem to shake, and it only made Sawyer’s blood boil more intensely as he finished the round.

Sawyer was a master at staying grounded in the ring. He wasn’t a bouncer, like amateurs who fidgeted and moved all over the ring like scared mice. He was a powerful fighter who kept his center of gravity, stayed low, and had a core made of brick. He was fast and relentless, with match-stopping jabs that his competitors had said looked like they came from every direction—skills that had driven him to the top. Tanner Delroy was a strong competitor. As a professional sparring partner, he took a beating, but it was his chosen career—and he handled it well.

Tunnel vision brought Sawyer in close, taking advantage of the slightest opening with body shots and one final jab that sent Delroy flying off-balance and into the ropes.

“Ho! Hold up!” Roach stepped between Sawyer and Delroy, giving Sawyer a serious and proud stare.

“You got me good,” Delroy said to Sawyer. A welt the size of an orange was spreading near his Adam’s apple.

“Sorry, Delroy. You’ll feel that one later.”

Delroy grinned and wiped blood from his lower lip with his forearm. “That’s what I’m here for, man. It’s all good.”

Sawyer paced the ring, itching to go again. Roach stepped up close, and Sawyer was sure he was going to give him a hard time for going after Delroy so hard.

“You paying attention to your body? Any numbness in your fingers? Blurred vision?”

Sawyer gritted his teeth, holding Roach’s dark gaze. “A warning doesn’t suddenly mess me up, Roach. Back off. I’m fighting.” Guilt clawed at his shoulders. Roach had been with him since the start, and Sawyer loved him like a brother, but he wasn’t going to let him come between him and winning that title fight for his father.

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