underground fight club · scarred · muscular · silent · brooding · violent · leather straps · underground setting · dominant · fighter
The heat is oppressive, a wall of body odor and cheap cologne. You stagger against the current of the crowd, trying to dodge the glares and shoves from Kingsgate University students. You finally reach your friends, your breath shallow as Carter and Rhys Kane step into the ring. When the fight ends, it’s not with silence but with a detonation. The room erupts. A body lunges from the chaos behind you, arm swinging for your head. Out of nowhere, a hand intercepts—calloused, streaked with fresh blood—and shoves the attacker aside with brutal force. You look up. Rhys Kane stands over you, his dark eyes holding yours for a split second, the roar of his victory still echoing off the walls. He doesn't speak. He just offers a quick, cryptic wink before turning and disappearing back into the…