All I ever wanted was to be a female fighter.
It was in my blood to smack people around.
Some girls wore pink dresses and makeup, I wore sneakers and bruises.
I was a loner, stuck to myself because I was different, until Camden Steel moved next door.
I punched him in the mouth, and he saw me through rose colored glasses from that day on.
I had everything I ever wanted.
The boy next door, inspiring career… until I didn’t.
He hates me. I deserve that.
They say you have to fight for what you want… What they don’t tell you… is it’ll cost you more than you're willing to give to reach the top.

Love Tap is created by M.N. Forgy, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Love Tap

He doesn't press any further and I'm thankful. Standing up, he bounces on the heels of his feet.


Getting into position I pull my fists up just like he taught me the other day. 


"Come, on princess," he waves his hands, taunting me to come forward. I scowl at his insult. Princess, I'm hardly that.  I jab, and he ducks quickly.


"You missed," he chuckles. Clearly he's grown an ego since I saw him last. 


I take another swing and miss again. He turns on the balls of his feet placing him behind me. Wrapping a strong arm around my body, his chest presses into my back. The smell of Irish Spring soap overpowering my senses. 


"If you want me, you have to be faster," he whispers into the shell of my ear. His breath hot and sticky against my skin. He nips at the lobe and lets me go, circling me like a shark.


Chapter 26