Raze and The Heart Thief: A friends-to-lovers romance by Birdie D'Avo

Author:Birdie D'Avo [D'Avo, Birdie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Self-Published
Published: 2023-10-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Rafi

I'm on fire. I have been, every day this week. I have just under a month until my next big fight—the biggest of my career so far—and if I keep fighting like this, I have no doubt I'll win.

I just left the ring and I barely broke a sweat, taking Stetson down in seconds. Seconds. Coach and I talked about hiring a few guys from out of state to come and work with me, just to give me more challenge, variety. I'm all for it, I am ready.

This is that feeling I told Emma about, when I tried to describe to her that it wasn't really about the win, it was about the fight. The adrenaline, the skill, the challenge. That's what I love about this sport.

I hop in the shower to rinse off. It's getting late, the sun is still out, but the gym typically closes around 5 pm, and I'm ready to wrap it up. Double Down doesn't cater to a working-class schedule, it's a place for serious fighters only, so we don't have to worry about it getting crowded with on-lookers or people trying to prove they've got something they don't.

Nothing wrong with a weekend warrior gym rat, but this isn't the place for them. So I assume, as I'm stepping out of the shower, that I'd be alone.

But I'm not.

"What the fuck!" I shout, when I see Tina's little blonde head spin away from me to cover her eyes.

"Omigod, I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were in here!"

"Right. Well, get the fuck out." I growl, reaching for a towel on the hook. I don't bother drying myself off, I just wrap it around my waist so she can't perv out on me. Too late for that though.

"Wait, are you covered? I was looking for you. I just, umm, I need to tell you something."

I let out a heavy, annoyed sigh. She doesn't need to tell me shit. But she's not leaving.

"What," I spit out.

She immediately turns around, gaze dropping to my junk. Fortunately, I'm covered.

"It's about that girl, the one you were hooking up with?"

Emma. Goddammit, I knew this crazy bitch would be an issue. "What about her, and speak very fucking carefully, 'cause she's not some girl I'm hooking up with. She's my girlfriend."

She nods dramatically, her blonde hair swaying around her face. She's wearing a low-cut bustier and booty shorts, what the fuck was she thinking coming in here?

"I just thought you should know that… Well, you see, when I met her, I thought there was something off about her. She’s just… she’s weird, ya know? She’s so weird. So I tried to look her up online and there's nothing, nothing about her on there, she barely uses social media, she has like, one account. But then I stumbled into this sketchy website—"

I don't let her finish. "Tina, stop. I don't know what you're trying to do here, but stop. I need you to listen very carefully, okay?"

She presses her lips together, angry I'm not listening.

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