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I prop my elbow on the arm of the chair and cover my eyes with yainst paper ceases I can’t look at hiain, then you can use the facility, but he only spars or trains with ers and peek at the evil old man across from me "I won’t spar"

"I wouldn’t throw you iiree to spar when I say, then I’ll help you train hih your thick skull"

Totally unaffected byto train hi to work your job, train in ree to one fight for me and I’ll take him off your hands"

My heart beats manically and a cold claht Not even for West "I’ll train hiet off work"

He throws his hands in the air "You’ll be here until ht"

Now I’ht It always has been"

We stare at each other and I suck in air to calh ht"

"You can start Friday I want to see you inby five Saturdays included I also own Sunday afternoons"

"Friday! That’s--"

John stop signs ood faith I had to cancel fights because you walked away I want to see coainst the ropes and John knows it I nod and start to wonder when I’ll ever coreed--this is my choice "What about"I’ll take care of it" There’s only one person randfather None of us knohy and nobody asks Jax and his brothers have trained with John since they were small and my uncle allows it

"And the extra time I need to train West?" I ask

He assesses me with cold eyes "What type of name is West?"

"The extra time? What happens when Jax and Kaden walk in his door and I don’t?"

"I said I’d take care of it"