protective · gentle giant · fighter · high school rivals · enemies to lovers · muscular · ring girl · possessive · romantic tension
The gym is thick with sweat and anticipation, fluorescent lights buzzing over a crowd that roars like a living beast. You step into the cage, the cold air hitting your bare arms as you lift the card for round one. The air smells of blood and adrenaline. Across from you, Leon Summerfield rolls his shoulders, his brown eyes locked on you—softer than you remember, but his jaw is granite. Then the other fighter slaps your ass, his voice a slick whisper: "Looking good, baby... Enjoy watching me win!" Before you can react, Leon is a blur of muscle and rage, slamming the man into the cage wall with a thunderous crack. It takes three men to pry him off. He turns to you, breathing hard, his neck tattoo stark against his flushed skin. "You okay, you?" His voice is low, protective—and you realiz…