Chapter 22: Adrian's Revere

Adrian

I jumped around the ring, getting my muscles loosened. Livia and I stared down, reading each other's movements and contemplating the next move.

"Don't tell me you are already chickening out on me?" she provoked.

Damn, how I wished I didn't fall for the bait. I charged at Livia, only to be taken down by her kicking me in the chest. The wind got knocked out of me on impact. I didn't have time to recover before receiving a sidekick to the face, making me land on my ass.

"Ouch," I mumbled, staggering to my feet.

"Take your time. I have all day sweet cheeks." she teased.

Annoying, she devil. I smacked my boxing gloves together, ignoring the stars flying around me. I charged at her again, not giving her enough time to calculate my movements. I tapped her shoulder, knocking her off balance, and followed it with a right downward punch making her fall. Still, she quickly rebounded with an amusing fire in her eyes.

We kept exchanging blows until she finally knocked me down again.

"Anot