Page 1 of Fury

CHAPTER ONE

Fury

Itry to prise my swollen eyes open, catching a glimpse of Chevy as his fist slams into my stomach. I wince, but not enough for him to notice.Pussy. “Untie me and try that,” I spit.

He laughs, stepping back and making way for his boss, Donnie Nelson, to stand before me. “You lost me a lot of money tonight,” he drawls.

“I fucked up,” I snap, tugging hard on my restraints. “Arrange another fight and I’ll stick to the rules.”

He’s already rolling up his shirt sleeves, and I brace myself for his onslaught, but right as he raises his arm, the door swings open, grabbing everyone’s attention. I can just about make out the Chaos Demons kutte, but my relief is short-lived when Pit steps closer. He loves to drag shit out, and I’m out of time. “Don’t stop on my account,” he says, grinning.

“Did you see what he fucking did out there?” rages Donnie. “Where the hell is your President?”

“I saw,” says Pit, casually leaning against the wall. “And if you want to speak with my President, Donnie, you gotta put infor a meet.” Donnie scoffs and turns back to me. “Before you continue,” Pit cuts in, “I should remind you that if you hurt one brother, you hurt us all.”

“He fucked the night up,” Donnie yells.

“And you’re pissed, I get that, but we all know Fury didn’t get his name for being a pushover. If your man couldn’t withstand the hits, you should’ve backed the right horse.”

I hear the click of a gun and groan. This is going from bad to worse. Pit smirks like he doesn’t have a care in the world. “My President would like to propose a deal,” he drawls.A deal? A fucking deal?“Fury will work the debt off, but from now on, there will be no more throwing fights where Fury is concerned.”

“You think your President holds any weight down here in my fucking ring?” Donnie bellows. “He can’t even come here and make the deal face to face!”

“Because Fury will fight for you. He’ll make you more money than you’ve ever made.”

I glare at Pit, but through the swelling, he doesn’t notice and continues to stare at Donnie, waiting for his next move. “And what if he doesn’t win?” he barks.

“That’s not an option,” says Pit. “Besides, aren’t we down here because he refused to lose? Do we have a deal or not?”

Donnie hits me in the ribs, and I cry out. It’s the exact same spot I was hit in the fight, and I’ve definitely broken a couple. I see Pit’s fist curl. It’s not in his nature to stand back and watch a brother get beat on, but right now, with a gun pointing at him, he’s got no choice. “Deal,” Donnie snaps, turning for the door.

Once he’s gone, Pit turns to Chevy. “You’re lucky your bitch ass has a gun,” he hisses. “Now, untie him and get the fuck outta my sight.”

I feel the rope on my wrists fall away, and I force myself to my feet, despite my ribs protesting, and square up to Chevy, who smirks. “One day,” I warn.

Pit grabs me by the shirt and shoves me towards the door. “Don’t you think you’re in enough shit right now?” he hisses.

We battle through the crowd gathering to watch the next fight and break out into the cool evening air, where Pit spins on me. “What the fuck were you thinking?”

I grin. “I wasn’t.”

“Axel is losing his head. You better get back there and face the music.”

Axel doesn’t letme speak until he’s hit me square in the face. “Fuck,” I hiss, cupping my jaw.

“You went behind my back,” he roars, pushing me onto the desk and pinning me there. “You crossed into Donnie’s territory, where you know we can’t fucking go, and then you fight in his club!”

“It was a lapse in judgement,” I admit.

Grizz pulls Axel from me, and I stand fully, straightening my shirt. “A lapse in judgment is shooting too much whiskey,” Grizz mutters, slapping Axel on the back as he goes to sit behind his desk.

“What were you thinking?” Axel asks.

“You got a death wish?” asks Grizz.

I stare down at the ground, cos if he looks me in the eye, he’ll see that’s exactly what I went in that ring with tonight. I was looking for an easy way out.

“Look,” says Axel, sighing heavily, “you transferred here from Nottingham to get a fresh start. You’ve been here a month and you’re already causing me shit.”

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