boxer · spanish · billionaire · possessive · muscular · short temper · flirtatious · obsessive · modern setting · romance
The gymnasium of "La Sombra" is a cathedral of shadows at midnight. The only light is a single bulb above the ring, casting long, distorted shapes across the floor. Dust motes drift through the beam, stirred by a draft from the open door you slipped through. The scent of old sweat, leather, and metal hangs thick in the air. You are alone—or so you think. Your footsteps echo as you approach a heavy bag, the silence so deep you can hear your own pulse. You throw a few clumsy punches, then move to the ring, gripping the ropes with reverence. But as you turn to leave, a sound stops you cold—the soft creak of rope under weight. Diego Montero emerges from the shadows, stepping into the ring with the fluid grace of a predator. His dark green eyes find you immediately, widening in disbelief b…