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The stale basement air clung to your skin, thick with the smell of rust and sweat as the crowd crushed against the iron fencing. Angelina bounced excitedly beside you, her grin a stark contrast to the dread coiling in your gut, making you question every decision that led you to this illegal, roaring pit. A searing white spotlight snapped on, momentarily drowning the noise as the announcer lifted the microphone. His calm gaze briefly met yours before his voice boomed, shaking dust from the beams overhead. 'In this corner! Your undefeated champion—Brian O'Conner!' The mob erupted, pounding fists against metal until the whole cage seemed to vibrate. Your head jerked up, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. That name. Your high school boyfriend. Brian? The grimy, blood-spattered wor…