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I can't see the driver as we get out of my car, and I lock it as Tris gets into the other car. I don’t recognise the car, but I wave as I look down at the simple, black card with a number written in silver in the middle, while standing under my front door light. I wonder why he would need cards like this, but I don’t think about it much before going into my room and falling straight on the bed.
Chapter15
BLAKE
The lights dim as I stand next to Seb at the bar of the underground cage fighting club. Ironically called The Cage, the screaming starts straight away as the people rush to the outside of the cage, getting as close as they can. I hate being here, but we always go together. It’s bad enough for them to fight, they need our support. I grit my teeth as Elliot walks in. As usual, he looks bored, but I know better, he doesn’t fucking want to do this.
Elliot stops in the centre of the huge fighting cage, a few steps away from his opponent for tonight. I glance at the huge man with a stupid amount of muscles and a shiny, bald head. Elliot is at least a tiny bit taller than him, that gives him a little advantage, but, fuck, those punches are going to hurt.
"King, King, King," the crowd shouts and screams. The buzz is strong enough that you almost want to join the fight. I hear the name ‘Slash’ screamed by some girls near the front of the cage by the massive man. I grin when Elliot winks at them, and the massive man–who is apparently called Slash–says something to make Elliot laugh. Damn, Elliot is winding this fucker up. I don’t know why the people bother calling Slash’s name, they all know who’s going to win this, and the crowd wants one of the famous King Brothers to win this, too.
I'm not worried because they haven't lost since I’ve known them, yeah they’ve come close and passed out straight after, but their childhood trained them for this. Everything their messed up dad did to them, made them unbreakable. I’m so fucking glad Izzy’s mum was smart enough to keep her away from him.
"I heard you and Ivy broke up," Seb says, but his eyes, like mine, stay on Elliot in the cage as they circle each other.
"Yeah, I should have done it earlier," I say coldly. My grip on my beer tightens as Slash manages several hits to Elliot's face and stomach. Elliot groans, moving away quickly before landing a side kick to Slash’s side, followed by a punch. I fucking know Elliot is holding back now. Elliot likes to play with his opponent far more than any of the others do, even if Elliot could have ended the entire fight with that one punch if he wanted.
Not that it matters if he wanted to, The Cage or the boss wouldn't have it if he won quickly. Which I know for certain Elliot fucking could. He would have to make the fight last at least fifteen minutes, with a damn good ending. The man would be lucky if he could walk when Elliot was done with him. He would be lucky to escape with his life, but everyone knows the rules going into that cage. It’s a knockout to win, and no rules apply. A place like this doesn’t have a team of doctors around either.
"Shame, she was something else. Why did you end it? She was cool about other girls, right?"he grins at me before turning back to the cage.
"I don't want to be that guy, man. I shouldn't have been with her in the first place. I don't care about her," I say quietly to him, and I know I'm crossing dangerous ground here. Seb could guess about me and Izzy, and that can't happen yet.
"Right, don’t tell me you’re turning into a fucking girl, all of sudden, who wants to share his secrets or some shit," he says and takes a drink of his beer. “I wish he could just fucking end this shit,” Seb growls when Elliot takes a few hits to the ribs. The last one looked like enough to break a rib or two.
“Me, too, dude.” I pat his shoulder, knowing there isn’t a damn thing we can do about this shit.
Luke comes up next to me and leans against the bar on the other side, doing the buttons up on his shirt.
"Sorry, I got distracted," he says to me with a grin.
"Let me guess, it was the two girls in those black dresses I saw you with earlier? Are they twins?" I saw him chatting with them when we first arrived.
"Yeah, man. They were fucking amazing. Damn, they were the best lay I’ve had," he says, straightening out his spiked hair, which is messed up, and ordering a beer.
“Fuck, man, you’re starting to be worse than me.” Seb wraps an arm around Luke’s shoulders as he laughs.
I take a long drink of my beer, watching Elliot knock Slash to the ground and sit on him to hold him down while landing hard punches.Elliot is finally finishing this.
"Good for you." I grin with my mind thinking of Izzy suddenly, what will she think of all this when they finally tell her.
"Who you hooking up with? That blonde over there is looking at you." Luke nods to my right, and I don't even bother looking. It's pointless, there is only one blonde on my mind, and she had me from the first fucking kiss.
"Nah, not tonight," I mutter, looking back at the fight as Elliot lands a final punch, and I see Slash’s head bounce off the ground, covered in blood. At least he is still breathing. Elliot stands up, flinching a little in pain while spitting out a mouth full of blood.
The crowd goes wild, screaming, "King, King, King!" A lot of them are shouting Elliot's name as he walks out of the cage and doesn’t look back.
Surprisingly, Elliot's girlfriend, Lily, isn't here as she would usually wait for him after the fight to make sure he is all right. It always surprises me how honest Elliot is with her and that she always comes to his fights.
"Where's Lily?" I ask Luke, well, more shout as the cheers are loud with the music blasting.
"Don't know. She isn't around the house much anymore. Between you and me, I think they’re going to break up,"he replies.
Seb, who must have been listening to the conversation, says,"They were having a big, fucking row yesterday. Fuck knows what it was about."
“Now who’s being the girl?” I laugh as Seb punches my shoulder.
"I'm going to check on him," I say, and they both nod at me, knowing if he needs a doctor that I'm the only one who he listens to. Not that it's easy to persuade him. Elliot can be a stubborn bastard at times.
