Shepley shook his head. My heart pounded in my chest. With a pink cashmere cardigan and pearl earrings, I felt like a schoolmarm on the beaches of Normandy. I promised America that I could handle whatever we happened upon, but at ground zero I felt the urge to grip her toothpick of an arm with both hands.
She wouldn't put me in any danger, but being in a basement with fifty or so drunken college boys intent on bloodshed and capital, I wasn't exactly confident of our chances to leave unscathed.
After America met Shepley at freshman orientation, she frequently accompanied him to the secret fights held in different basements of Eastern University. Each event was held in a different spot, and kept secret until just an hour before the fight. Because I ran in somewhat tamer circles, I was surprised to learn of an underground world at Eastern; but Shepley knew about it before he had ever enrolled. Travis, Shepley's roommate and cousin, entered his first fight seven months before.
As a freshman, he was rumored to be the most lethal competitor Adam had seen in the three years since creating the Circle. Beginning his sophomore year, Travis was unbeatable. Together, Travis and Shepley easily paid their rent and bills with the winnings. Adam brought the bullhorn to his mouth once again, and the yelling and movement escalated to a feverish pace. Eastern's star varsity wrestler, Marek Young! Cheering ensued, and the crowd parted like the Red Sea when Marek entered the room.
A circular space cleared, and the mob whistled, booed and taunted the contender. He bounced up and down and rocked his neck back and forth, his face severe and focused.
The crowd quieted to a dull roar, and my hands shot to my ears when music blared through the large speakers on the other side of the room. Shake in your boots, boys, and drop your panties, ladies! The volume exploded when Travis appeared in a doorway across the room. He made his entrance, shirtless, relaxed and unaffected. He strolled into the center of the circle as if he were showing up to another day at work.
Lean muscles stretched under his tattooed skin as he popped his fists against Marek's knuckles. Travis leaned in and whispered something in Marek's ear, and the wrestler struggled to keep his stern expression.
Marek stood toe to toe with Travis, and they looked directly into each other's eyes. Marek's expression was murderous; Travis looked mildly amused. The men took a few steps back, and Adam sounded the horn. Marek took a defensive stance, and Travis attacked. I stood on my tiptoes when I lost my line of sight, leaning from side to side to get a better view.
I inched up, sliding through the screaming crowd. Elbows jabbed into my sides, and shoulders rammed into me, bouncing me back and forth like a pinball. The tops of the fighers' heads became visible, so I continued to push my way forward. When I finally reached the front, Marek grabbed Travis with his thick arms and tried to throw him to the ground. When Marek leaned down with the motion, Travis rammed his knee into Marek's face.
Before Marek could shake off the blow, Travis lit into him, his fists making contact with Marek's bloodied face over and over. I turned just in time to see Marek land a solid punch. Travis turned, and for a moment I thought he had dodged another blow, but he made a complete circle, crashing his elbow straight into the center of Marek's nose. Blood sprayed my face, and splattered down the front of my cardigan. Marek fell to the concrete floor with a thud, and for a brief moment the room was completely silent.
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Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to romance, new adult lovers. Your Rating:. Your Comment:. Read Online Download. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Abby Abernathy is a good girl. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer.
If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match. Account Options Sign in. Top charts. New arrivals. Beautiful Disaster: A Novel. Jamie McGuire Jul Switch to the audiobook. I close my eyes as I sag against the wall of the elevator, the light ding drowned out by my sigh of relief.
All I want to do now is kiss my beautiful girl, grab something to eat, and take a long hot shower.
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