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The car’s engine spluttered and died, and all was silent

Chapter Sixteen

Ellison stood in the ring at the fight club, naked, flexing his hands, ready to go His ribs hurt, his torso was streaked with deep scratches, and his neck ached from too many shocks of his Collar, but still he was here

Shifters filled the vast space of the abandoned hay barn out east of Austin, the darkness broken by trashcan fires, huge flashlights, and LED lanterns Broderick cli sht at Bradley’s relatively unscathed and exuded confidence he’d win the Challenge

Fuck that

Ellison felt the pull of the growingbetween hi with Spike and Ronan, Ellison’s seconds

Connor stood next to thery after they’d all ht and insisting he go to the fight club Cubs weren’t technically allowed at the fight club, but Connor was given slack tonight, with the approval of all Shifters Though he wouldn’t fight, Ellison iined that Connor would find a way to work off his steam Apparently Bradley had taken hi young Shifter for her entertainirlfriend, restored to Austin, had gone through Bradley’s desk and co his Ellison scented her goodness, her courage and passion

He also scented that she was very, very angry

Maria had argued long and hard for Ellison to not ht By the ti, Ellison was sore, tired, clawed all over, and aching frorazed his arm

At the same ti He’d had the joy of holding her in his arht, after he battered Broderick until the ed for mercy, Ellison would carry her home and take her to bed

That is, if he could still stand up

Around thehed Broderick’s pack stood behind him to cheer hierness, andneed in Shifters, both male and female