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Lauren Jauregui has spent years living under cameras, headlines, and impossible expectations. Every move she makes becomes tomorrow's story, and trusting people has become a luxury she can't afford.
Y/N lives by a different set of rules.
An undefeated MMA fighter with a reputation for ending fights before the final bell, she's known for her discipline, her silence... and the fact that she never backs down from anyone. The cage is the only place she's ever felt in control.
When a series of threats forces Lauren's management to hire private security, the last person she expects to see is the intimidating champion assigned to protect her. Y/N isn't interested in celebrity drama, and Lauren isn't about to let some cold, overprotective fighter tell her how to live her life.
They clash from day one.
But danger doesn't care how much they argue.
As the threats become more personal and the media turns every interaction into a scandal, the walls between them begin to crack. Behind Y/N's bruised knuckles is someone willing to take every hit meant for Lauren. Behind Lauren's confidence is a woman exhausted from pretending she's never afraid.
Love wasn't part of the game plan.
Neither was falling for the one person who was trained never to lose.
Because outside the cage, there are no easy rounds.