Chapter 51
Marcus
I pulled on my gloves, stepping into the ring with a seething fury burning in my veins. Enough was enough; that b a s t a r d had been taking cheap shots at me whenever my guard was down. Fed up with his dirty tactics, I was determined to give him a taste of his own medicine.
Instead of settling things like men at school, he dragged me into these grimy underground fights.
My original plan? Well, it was to make things right with Bella, maybe even see if there was still a spark in her heart for me. But life had other plans. Stepping out together, tongues started wagging, and Ace conveniently showed up. Fate or just twisted coincidence? Who knows, but in all this scenario I was at advantage.
I half-hoped Ace would lose his cool, assuming the worst about me and Bella, bu
