Boxing Champ Rises, Fiancée Regrets Wildly

Summary

Three years after I got out of prison, my fiancée Victoria Stone dragged me from an underground fight club.

Her fist hit my face, eyes burning with rage. “Evan Tinkcom, who let you vanish and become… this?”

I wiped blood from my lip, smiling coldly. “Twenty thousand a punch, Ms. Stone. If that’s not enough, keep going. I still need rent money.”

Her fist shook, but her voice softened. “Come home… just apologize to Leo. He’s forgiven you.”

Her gaze swept over my cuts and bruises. “Look at yourself, covered in blood. Like a stray dog in an alley.”