Chapter 10
MAGGIE
The next time I went to Nico’s over at Eastside Boxing, I had backup, aka: Bronwyn. I didn’t want to tackle that place alone—who knew what I’d find. Jay Thornton beating up another helpless person, or maybe him and his minions having a Battle Royale in the middle of the ring, a big melee of women and children getting pummeled because they couldn’t afford bread.
My imagination had been getting the better of me ever since I’d witnessed Nico’s beatdown, but now it was just getting silly. And given where I worked, it wouldn’t be long before Christians and lions got thrown into the mix.
We pushed through the door and there he was, standing in the ring just like I remembered. Except instead of women and children and a giant brawl, there were two teenage boys wearing boxing
