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Unreluctantly, my fists hit the tough muscles in front of me until they were no longer hard. The woman I was facing sank to her knees, ready to surrender. But I didn’t care. I wasn’t taking any prisoners. With my knuckles punching into her flesh and her screams falling on deaf ears, I pounded her into the ground. Blow after blow, she dissolved into a whimpering heap until my arms hurt and my muscles quivered.
“We’ve got a winner…” Richard announced slowly, awkwardly patting my shoulder. I slapped his hand away. I didn’t have time or need for his condescending compassion. Without granting my defeated opponent a second look, I stormed out of the ring.
“The usua—”
I ignored Todd and instead of having my usual celebratory drink at the bar, I left Dragon Soul behind me. The last rays of t
