Cleopatrraa
Yuri Boyka, whose other name is Malachi Howard, has built a life most people could only dream of. Once a troubled fighter fighting his way through hardship, he has transformed himself into a wealthy and internationally celebrated martial-arts champion.
He has fame, money, trophies, respect, and everything he once believed would make him complete. Yet behind the champion's ruthless reputation is a lonely man who has never found lasting love.
For years, Yuri's greatest challenge has been Joshua Iturbide Di Bianco, a Mexican-Greek professional fighter whose skill and determination constantly push Yuri to his limits. Their rivalry becomes legendary. They fight, compete, provoke one another, and refuse to give the other an inch.
But after years of rivalry, circumstances finally force them to see each other differently. Respect replaces hostility, and the two fighters unexpectedly become genuine friends.
Through Joshua, Yuri meets a young Mexican woman from the Iturbide Di Bianco family. Unlike the women who previously entered Yuri's life because of his fame and wealth, she isn't impressed by the champion. She sees the man behind the reputation.
Yuri finds himself falling for her slowly but completely. For the first time, winning isn't what matters. He wants her heart and discovers that love is the one battle he cannot win through strength alone.