Breaking Free by Cherise Sinclair

Breaking Free by Cherise Sinclair

Author:Cherise Sinclair
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: BDSM Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Loose Id
Published: 2011-01-06T23:02:40.470000+00:00


Chapter Five

I watched Maura move through the crowd, speaking to her staff and directing the events, but all the while, she kept stealing glances at me. I knew that because I couldn’t take my eyes off her.

“She’s a seriously hot piece of ass, isn’t she, boss?”

That came from one of my best fighters. He was a reigning champion with an ego and bank account to back up his title, but I was the one who’d made him rich. Putting him in his place was sport for me, mainly because he reminded me of the guy I used to be: arrogant, cocky, and opinionated. I was still all of those things, but I’d earned the right to be. Our organization was the best because my approach made our fighters hungry. I made them winners because I made it known from the start I didn’t back losers.

“Watch your mouth, Brooks.”

“Hey, hey,” he said, raising his glass. “I didn’t know you were banging her. I’ll back off.”

“I’m not banging her.” Yet. “But I expect you to treat her with respect. If I hear you were giving her a hard time, you’ll have more trouble than you can handle.” Maura still sparked my protective instincts, which was ironic, since I was probably her biggest threat and she didn’t even know it.

“I hear ya,” he muttered, bringing his longneck bottle to his lips.

I knew he wasn’t happy about the reprimand, but I didn’t care. I was the boss, and my guys knew my bite was worse than my bark. I ruled with an iron fist. Anyone who didn’t like it could walk, but they wouldn’t because I offered what every fighter wanted. Fame. Wealth. Success.

“You ready for the fight on Friday night? I hear Smyth’s been hitting it hard. He wants to taste your blood,” I said.

Rousing their fighting spirit was the part of the job I loved most. They wouldn’t win unless they wanted it more than their opponent; I knew that from experience. Fighting at their level had always been my dream, but I’d been too old to start from the bottom by the time I got out of prison. I was grateful I got to be the face at the forefront of the sport I loved so much.

“I’m gonna kick his ass. Don’t worry about that.”

“I hope so,” I said, watching Maura interact with one of her servers. “We’ve got a hell of a lot invested in this. We need to give the fans the fight they paid to see.”

The server was pretending to listen to Maura, but his eyes kept drifting to her cleavage. In another time and place, I would have taken him out, but I had to remain the dignified business man with his eye on the big picture. I hated pretending to be dignified. Beneath my expensive suits and flashy jewelry lurked the heart of a warrior. I’d always be raw, walking a fine line between right and wrong, and more often than not, I crossed that line… to the dark side.



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