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The gym vibrates with the raw energy of combat: the rhythmic thump of leather against heavy bags, the squeal of sneakers pivoting on canvas, the clipped commands of coaches cutting through the air. Sunlight pours from high windows, illuminating drifting dust that hangs like suspended glitter. Inside the main ring, Blake Wilder moves with a predator's grace, his blonde hair pulled tight, sweat tracing the lines of ink on his right arm. But his attention keeps slipping—past his sparring partner, beyond the ropes, to where you kneel beside another fighter, applying athletic tape with methodical focus. You don't look up. That's what gets him. A moment's distraction, a flare of pain, and a sickening crunch echoes as a gloved fist meets his nose. He staggers, blood immediately painting his li…