Page 97 of Blackwood

One crack, one twitch, and he’ll be unmade.

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Then enjoy the fucking show while you can.

Threaten Cade again and I’m coming for you.

“Ok, that’s enough,” Ellie snaps, grabbing the phone out of my hands like it’s about to explode. “This guy gives me the ick on a soul level.”

I lean back, breathing hard. “I’m meeting Lex soon.”

Ellie blinks. “So?”

“So, I think I need you and Haley to come.”

She recoils. “You want me and Haley to go on a date with you, my brother, and Lex? Sounds like a party, but no thanks.”

“Not a date,” I say, rolling my eyes. “Fight Night. I’m meeting Lex there and I want backup.”

Ellie narrows her eyes. “You want me and Haley to roll into an underground fight club full of sweaty Titans, Bratva princes, and testosterone-fueled chaos as backup?”

I nod.

She exhales dramatically. “Ugh. Fine. But only because Haley’s dying to wear those new boots and I heard that The Revenants perform. It’ll be good to see what they’re dancing to before Regionals. Oooh… did you know that Madison Rae Holloway apparently has a thing for Lex?”

Madison Rae Holloway. Tall, blonde, total Barbie prototype, Cal would love her. She’s the leader ofThe Revenants, Northvale’s version of The Trifecta. Big tits, no rhythm, and a bitch streak a mile wide. They’ve got a whole Northvale Legacy team, but honestly? We don’t even bother learning their names.

Our rivalry with them runs thick, especially after that one Halloween when they tried to crash The Row party by throwing fake blood down from the rafters full on Carrie style. Let’s just say, it didn’t end well for them.

“Oh, Maddie Rae,” I mutter, rolling my eyes so hard they practically click.

Ellie arches a brow.

“El, I have an idea,” I say, already reaching for my phone.

“Oh no,” she whines, dropping her head back. “You’ve got that look.”

“What look?” I ask.

“The kind of look that means you have a crazy plan. The kind that usually ends with shots.”

“Gunshots or tequila shots?”

She shrugs. “We really never know.”

ME:Hey, how fast can you make me a top or three?

RICO:For you chica, give me an hour or two. What’s the fantasy?

ME:Something spicy… Fight night legends meets your dirty little mind?

RICO: Oh yes babe! I’m on it!!!

I smirk, but inside I’m already calculating. The countdown to Fight Night has officially begun. And Luca wants a show? Good. Let’s give him one. What the hell, Maddie Rae too.

ME:Hey babe. So… I need you to do something for me.

CADE:Anything sweetheart.