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By the time Ellie got to Gabe’s Gym she was sweating, swearing and terrified. Marc had been furious when he’d seen the hickey on her neck. He’d never hit her, but he’d take great pleasure in taking out all his rage on Adrian. She shouldn’t have gotten involved with Adrian until Marc was gone from her life. Now, he was going to get hurt and it was all her fault.
She burst into the building. A large crowd surrounded the ring. Adrian was already in there, dressed for the fight—no shirt and loose shorts. Marc stepped out of the locker room and headed toward the ring.
“Marc, wait.” But he kept walking and disappeared in the crowd. She hurried across the gym. She had to stop this fight. She pushed past a couple of large guys. “Let me through. Please.”
She could barely see anything
