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Maverick โthe Avengerโ Cage wants to rise to the top and become a legend in the ring. Though he keeps his identity well guarded, he’s known on the fighting circuit as the new kid with a chip on his shoulder and a tattoo on his back that marks him as trouble. He’s got a personal score to settle with the Underground’s one and only Remington “Riptide” Tate.
As Mav trains, he meets a young girlโthe only other new person in the town–and sparks fly. When things get heated between them, he finds out she’s none other than Reese Dumas, the cousin of Remington Tateโs wife. A girl who’s supposed to root against him and a girl he’s supposed to stay away from.
But Maverick fights for the woman in his heart, and the monsters in his blood. The worldโs eyes are on them and the victor will go down in history as the ultimate fighting champion; the ultimate LEGEND.
* LEGEND is the 6th and final installment of the REAL series, but it can also be read as standalone or after the three Remington and Brooke books (Real/Mine/Remy.)
SEATTLE
Maverick
โNot in a million years, kid.โ
โNo.โ
โNOT INTERESTED.โ
โGet the fuck out of my face!โ
Four cities in two days, and more doors slammed in my face than I can count. I sling my backpack over my shoulder and scratch another name from my list.
Hopping on to a bus and hopping off thirty minutes later, I scan the mix of both commercial and apartment numbers down the block, then knock on my last door.
โCoach Hennesy?โ
Heโs a tall man, his hair like pepper, clad in sweats, with a yellow timer hanging from his neck. He gives me a questioning look.
โIโm your next champion.โ
He laughs, but then he must see something on my face. In my stance. Thirst, resoluteness, guts. Maybe Iโm wearing my balls in my eyes. He falls sober and swings the door wide-open. โCome on in.โ
He doesnโt ask for my name.
I guess with one look, he knows heโll find my name in the dictionary, right next to โdetermined.โ
He leads me to his garage. โWhereโd you train before?โ he asks.
โSelf-taught. I watch videos.โ
He scoffs, then shrugs. โOkay, letโs see what youโve got.โ
I eye the equipment across the room. The heavy bag hangs from the ceiling, the leather worn from other fighters before me. Thereโs a boxing dummy at the corner. Speed bag. Weights. A whole private gym set up here. I drop both my bags, then zip open my backpack and start to put on the gloves without bothering to remove my hoodie.
โTake that off; I need to know what youโve got. Need to see your form,โ Hennesy says.
I clench my jaw. Slowly unzip my hoodie. Take it off and glance past my shoulder, shifting to keep my back from the coachโs view. The guy is clearing the fighting area. Good. We can get down to business. He walks to me when I face him.
โGive it over.โ I hand him my hoodie and he tosses it aside, then crosses his arms and looks at me. โSpeedball first.โ
I inhale, position myself before the speedball, and hit. Wham.
I keep on hitting, lightning fast, my fists making the bag fly.
I would have warmed up first, but Iโve been doing this for days, and I wonโt stop until Iโve got myself a coachโand not even then.
Iโve got momentum now, and I pick up speed, my arms moving back and forth, working the speed bag until itโs moving so fast you canโt even see it.
Iโm starting to sweat; itโs stuffy in here, but I canโt stop. I need him to take me on. I need one yes to get me in the ring. Just one yes and Iโll do the rest.
โTime.โ Hennesy stops me. He signals to the boxing dummy and the heavy bag. โLetโs see you pound the bag.โ
I swing out and slam my knuckles on the bag, putting everything into my fists. Thack, thump, thud.
Hennesyโs composure starts to crumble with excitement. โHoly shit, boy!โ
Iโm getting in to it. Iโm in the zoneโwhere itโs just me, the leather brown bag, my fists, and nothing else but slamming the spot Iโm looking at.
โIโve seen enough.โ He stops the bag from swinging. His eyes glassy. โFill this out.โ
I pull off my right glove and grab a pen as he slaps a paper onto a desk at the corner. I bend down to fill out my name and contact information and realize, too late, that I exposed the tattoo on my back.
โYouโre his boy.โ
I freeze midsignature.
A second ticks by. Then two.
I slowly set the pen down and take one last look at the paper. I might not get to fill it out after all. I turn.
His face has paled.
I wait it out for a few beats. Maybe heโs different. Maybe he can deal with it.
He tosses my jacket at me. โGet out. Nobody wants to see you fight.โ
I frown fiercely as I catch my jacket in my fist and edge forward, equally mad now. โThatโs too damn bad. โCause Iโm fighting anyway.โ
I keep my eyes on him as I pull off my left glove, shove my arms into my hoodie, and zip up.
I walk out and the door slams behind me. I clench my jaw, and I shove my gloves into my bag and spot the old, black gloves inside too. I push them down into the bottom of the duffel bag and zip it up.
The season starts in a week and a half. No coach? No fight. I canโt even get into a gym.
But I wonโt let anyone or anything keep me from the ring.
I pick up a penny from the ground.
And I spot a girl in workout clothes across the street, tying her shoelaces. Sheโs a step away from the gym door. I straighten, pull my hoodie over my head, and cross the street, following after her like I belong.
Meet Maverick โThe Avengerโ Cage in Legend, the newest stand alone in the REAL series releasing February 9th!
Real (Book One) The Real Series
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