Emma felt a chill settle in her chest. 'A few days ago? I had just broken up with Matthew, yet there he was, lurking outside my building. What was he waiting for? An opportunity to drag me down into despair?' A wry smile crossed her face; it was the first time she truly regretted their tumultuous relationship. Matthew had barged into her life and turned everything upside down. Little did she know, the very Matthew she couldn't get off her mind was also thinking about her—at that precise moment. In a deserted underground boxing ring, the usual ruckus and cheering had been replaced by an eerie silence. Matthew stood at the edge of the ring, his chin jutting up slightly as he acknowledged the figure stepping through the dimly lit entrance. "You made it." "Did you have to choose such a r

