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"Where are we going?" The driver asked as soon as his jaas no longer hanging open
"Soed to say betheezing breaths
"I go as far as the state line to the Primm and Buffalo Bills--"
"No," she shook her head quickly "I don’t wanna go near any casinos"
The driver frowned before offering so else "I can take you to a small hotel in Henderson That’s about a half hour away But I’o further than that"
Nodding, she agreed quickly, laying her head back on the seat as she breathed in deeply, the tears once again flowing
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As the Hispanic singer Abel’sthe US National Antheiant stadiu to Hector, it was a full house He’d also irls "Bianca said Stallone and Schwarzenegger are sitting right behind the they both have their , Abel didin place every few steps He turned to Noah, as doing so on his phone "Has Roni heard from Nellie?"
Noah frowned, shaking his head "She thinksto talk to you before she speaks with anyone else about this She says she’s certain Nellie didn’t know--"
"Of course she didn’t know," Abel snapped "There’s no way she knew Those bastards set her up"
"Well, let it go, then," Noah said fir as you both know the truth, don’t worry about any of this until after the fight"
Abel glanced around the rest of his entourage, clenching his ja instead of stretching it like he should be Where the fk was Andy? His intro music started, and Noah lifted the hood of Abel’s satin robe over his head "Show ti with Abel in the front, behind only the guy holding the ca the cauards at either side of him just a few steps in front of him were there to keep the crowd at a distance The croas already going wild, and he hadn’t even coot even louder
Abel did what he always did as heHe jabbed his ar on the song the , he closed his eyes re caliente No ar
Little did his ht on the money she was To say his blood was so hot he couldn’t cool it doas putting it lightly Every step he took closer to the ring where he’d get to pummel McKinley, he could literally feel the slow boil in his blood beginning to bubble
By the ti, the croas out of control McKinley was the loathsome loudmouth boxer everyone loved to hate, so it didn’t surprise Abel that the entire place see for him to take Ha At the uys had warned hi McKinley’s head off
His music came to an end, and he nodded at the mariachi band members in appreciation They all s he couldn’t bring himself to even force, not with the e Taking a deep breath, he lifted his glove up to the crowd chanting his last na that McKinley’s entrancewith the F-boain went crazy; only this ti Abel continued to stretch his jaw, ju his ar McKinley and his brother enter the ring was almost more than Abel could bear He clenched his jaw as he turned in their direction Sam was noticeably absent, but his other brother, the one sporting a swollen cheek, slanced away before he got the urge to charge at hiht before
The announcer finished with all the forside judges He announced the fighters, and once again the croild when Abel "Aweless" Ayala was introduced After last night, he wasn’t so sure the name was appropriate anymore
Nathanial "Hammerhead" McKinley was introduced, and the cheers turned into a mixture of cheers and boos Abel continued to jab in place until the ref brought the and explained the rules Gio placed Abel’s loves with McKinley, who he’d stared down the entire tiot this," Noah said as he helped Abel out of his robe "Just stick to e’ve been working on all this ti else"
Abel turned to see the eain and bit down on his mouthpiece Noah tapped his chin as Gio spread petroleu toyou can do about any of that until this is over Don’t blow this, Abel"