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"What the fuck, Con," Danny said, throwing the towel into the ring Kieran and I had been trading punches for an hour Hefists with Danny for all the fucking good it was doing The wall that I usually hit around four had struckFrank without yone because everyone else was either at work or with irl Until this trial was over and Frank was behind bars,

"Jesus Christ, Coroddamn world champion, and you’re not ready You’re nowhere near ready because you can’t get your head on straight"

"And you can?" I shouted at him Kieran walked away and left us to it I never raised my voice at Danny, no one did But he needed to hear this "I know this fight is important, and I know it’s what Em wants Shit, it’s what I want too But I feel like we’re throwing her to the fucking wolves not being there"

"I understand that I really do But you get a once-in-a-lifetiain, and if it does, who’s to say if it’s gonna be any good for you In three or four years, you could be injured, maybe even retired You’re in peak physical condition now, and if you don’t take this opportunity, there are plenty er in their gut who’d kill just for the opportunity to get toe to toe with Teet that one chance that you’re pissing away"

"Then maybe I ain’t meant to be world cha world togood is it tomy wife? What kind of man has titles but can’t protect his own faht just seemed to leave Danny He sat down on the old wooden stool by the side of the ring, and I slumped down on the floor next to hi choice to make Life ain’t black and white Sometimes there’s just shitty choices, and you have toexcept shitty choices until Eh worse shit than I ever did, and she ca and kind But now she can’t see any of that It doesn’tplace right now, and I can’t help feeling that this choice is the worse one"

"So you tell me, kid, what d’you wanna do?"

"Keep her here with ain, win the world title, then accidentally bump into Frank in a dark alley where I can introduce all of his vital organs toChristarette

"IEed over

"What do youwent down in court today They cleared out the jury and then adjourned because so on to about whether or not stuff was admissible The Crown Prosecution Service barrister told Em she wouldn’t be needed too there anyway and find out what’s happening"

"We bring her here tomorrow then If she’s not in court, I want her with ree I don’t want her on her own but I need a full day’s training fro circus You need to get focused"

"No problem, Danny I understand," I told hi would be better But I didn’t like the sound of as going down in court Those black clouds were definitely rolling in

Two hours later, Liaht past him