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Fighting flowed through my veins as hot as the blood that kept me alive, but stepping back into the ring...

I promised I never would again.

Did Cadence know what he was going to ask? Is that why she was so nervous?

Her words from the diner spilled into my head,she's 'fucked' if I don't go with her.They replayed over and over, clawing at my brain.

Had he threatened her?

His emotionless response to how Cadence was treated, told me he didn't give a flying fuck about his daughter. All he cared about was how I was going to fix it, and what I could do for him.

The idea coated my eyes in red, my fists balled by my sides. Opening the door, I stepped back into the bar, glancing around, expecting to see Cadence.

Shifting my eyes, I looked behind the bar, towards the back wall, but the room was vacant.

Taking a deep breath, her scent had been masked by the smell of old alcohol. Shadows filled the empty spaces as violins continued to play.

Cadence was gone.

And I was left alone with this decision.

Alone with my past.