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She scoffed “If it were that easy, I’d have gotten her myself You have no clue what you’ve done, what you’ve cost me”

“Hey, Drago saved your life You were down for the count, sugar”

“I was just taking a breather” He was right, of course Deadman was three times her size, and they never should have been —they wanted her to die in the ring All her training and sacrifices to get Ava back had been for nothing Her father never planned on returning her daughter No matter how hard she tried to please her parents, it would never be enough

“Sure,” he said “Come on, you need to see the doctor”

Belle glanced out the s Darkness shrouded the lonely back alley A hooker leaned against a lae bag beside a metal dumpster They were in another sluround doctors orked off the books It was the lifestyle she was accustomed to

She couldn’t take a deep breath, and she could scarcely see out of her good eye In all the years she’d been fighting, she’d never been hurt this bad She wasn’t sure if she was et through this If nothing else, Belle was a survivor

“I don’t need a doctor” Belle didn’t care about herself, never really had This was about Ava now, ensuring she had a better life, one far away fro circuit

“Drago’s orders The faster we deal with this shit, the faster I’ll be out of your hair”

“Drago doesn’t call the shots,” she said “Not for led her way out of the car with as nity as possible Her wrists were still wrapped, her knuckles crusted with blood

“The fight was a death sentence If you haven’t figured that out yet, then you’re in the right profession” He winked

Belle wanted to punch him in the mouth, and if she wasn’t so critically injured, she’d be able to take him As it was, every cell in her body cried out for ritted her teeth as she put weight on her feet and atteht No ould she show this asshole her weaknesses

The distant streetlight reflected her ilassIt took her aback Her body was bloody and bruised, her eyes and face swollen to the point she was alnizable