CHAPTER 26
MARY
“Ladies and gentlemen! Do we have a special treat for you tonight! He is feared for his flying knee, famous for his first-round knock-outs, and a legend for never having lost a fight. A decade after having left the ring, he returns for one night only. I present to you Hectoooooor ‘The Beast’ Diaz!”
Mary found herself in a front-row seat at an MMA fight. Kristoff sat next to her, the twins in the row behind them.
Fear for Hector coursed through her body, making her heart rate spike. She couldn’t believe that her ladies’ night had turned from margaritas into mayhem.
The crowd in the warehouse was loud and cheery. Hector’s opponent, Mick, the man who had slapped her, was already in the ring, waiting, bouncing on his feet, ghost boxing.
As a new song, Eminem’s “Lose yours
