Below the Belt.
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Lochlan saw the world for as it was ─ brutal. He didn't let it haunt him. He lets it grow inward, hot and scorching, rooting into his spine and as the nauseating feeling sits inside of him, a bloodthirsty animal is slashing against his ribs. Boxing became the creature's solace. In the ring, it didn't matter that he left claw marks with every touch, the blood in his own mouth came with purpose.
Lochlan is on the brink of the most crucial fight of his career, drawing the attention of a sports journalist, in search of a captivating story, by the name of Amora Stark. In her quest to unravel the inner workings of his mind, she plummets down a rabbit hole, exposed to the agony and conflict that shadows him. In the delicate curves of her body, Lochlan finds solace─and in those big brown eyes of hers, Lochlan finds everything but fear. She possessed all the tenderness in the world to slaughter the beast within, giving him every reason to stay away from her.
Amora challenges him to a boxing match, determined to unlatch his tightly-balled fists against the world. Unbeknownst to the unyielding man, Amora plays to win a war.