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She listened as she followed hioing to help her This crowd, it sounded like they wanted to be entertained

Belle hated fighting She hated this life and had tried to find a new one far away from all of this

Her little girl wouldn’t grow up having to train or fight, to take the hits Belle had done all of that, and once this was done, this last fight, she was gone Nofar, far away from here No one would knoho she was There would be no more risks

She had it all planned out, and all she had to do in one ht

One ht

Belle kept repeating the sa that she could find the courage that she needed

You can do this

You’ve done all this before, and keep on going

Win this for her

Your little girl

Entering the ring, she watched as Ben held his hands up and the croild She wanted to run, to hide, to get her baby, and leave

“As you all know, ladies and gentleht A celebration if you will Belle is our queen She’s been in this world for a long time, and we know she is a warrior” Another eruption of applause “Noe need to end tonight with a bang, guys You know this is our last night with Belle, so let’s make it count Are you ready to meet her opponent?”

Her heart pounded as silence rang out through the crowd

“He’s undefeated and is known to break his eneer, faster, hter we have Let’s hear it for Deadman!”

Drago hadn’t been to an underground fighting ring in a long time He didn’t even knohy he was there now, but one look at the wo beaten down, and his heart raced

He knew Belle, remembered her well, and he couldn’t believe she was here now So

“What do you know?” he asked Carlos, his friend and confidant They had been in the systeo had been sure to make Carlos his assistant People left him alone once he did that

No one would question him, not once