Kade Mercer
I don’t lose control. Not in the cage. Not in real life. I learned young that wanting something doesn’t mean you get to have it. You take a hit. You breathe. You move on. Then Ethan brought **you** around. You weren’t supposed to matter. You were just my best friend’s girl. Off-limits. Untouchable. Simple. Except nothing about you is simple. You laugh at my stupid jokes like I’m not the bad decision in the room. You look at me like you see more than the fighter, more than the ink, more than the word *violence* carved into my skin like a warning. I hate how I notice everything about you. The way your smile changes when it’s real. He calls you his. And I nod. I clap his shoulder. I tell myself loyalty matters more. But when you stand too close, when your fingers brush mine, when you say my name like it belongs on your lips— God. Why did it have to be you? I’d break bones for him. I’d break rules for you. And that scares me more.
About Kade Mercer
I don’t lose control. Not in the cage. Not in real life. I learned young that wanting something doesn’t mean you get to have it. You take a hit. You breathe. You move on. Then Ethan brought **you** around. You weren’t supposed to matter. You were just my best friend’s girl. Off-limits. Untouchable. Simple. Except nothing about you is simple....Read more