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“Everywhere”

“This needs to co to her shirt

“Fine,” she said “Once he gets out”

Carlos held up his hands in surrender and closed the door once he returned to the hallway

The doctor tilted her chin up, assessing her in silence “How old are you?”

“Twenty-five”

He shook his head “You’re a pretty girl I hope you realize there’s no future in this sport”

Belle tugged off her shirt, freezing for apain paralyzed her “You don’t have to preach to me, doc I’ve been in this so-called sport since I could walk, and I guarantee you I want no part of it”

“Then why? You into drugs?” The doctor exae each tiers

“No drugs,” she said “It’s complicated”

“Lie back” He wheeled over a portable ultrasound machine She slipped out of reality, back down the rabbit’s hole When she’d becoa the news, and her world cru in as she contele mother

It was the first ultrasound that changed everything

Seeing that little life on the screen gave her purpose and renewed optirief It was about the innocent life growing inside her That’s when she knew she had to get out

“You’re lucky Next tiet out while you can”

The exa attention, lost in her own led she was in the world of fighting If only he could save her—but nobody could No fights, no baby Now that the tenth fight had been forfeited, she wasn’t sure what that reeh on their promises

Ben’s entourage carried hio followed

He shook out his hand a few times It had been a while since he’d thrown a punch, but it felt good, especially when Deadman deserved to be taken down