Chapter 14 - Cherie

I watch the black SUV approaching, and my heart slips slowly into my stomach. Sage may have put a plan in motion, but that doesn’t mean I won’t feel terrified knowing what his plans are.

However, when she brings the car to a stop in front of me and I see her smirk, that terror gives way to determination. I’ll be complicit in my mother’s downfall - nothing could feel better.

“I don’t know what you did, but it worked,” she says as she pulls off. “Sage Volkov paid us and wants to have a meeting with us tomorrow.”

“What?” I say with mock surprise. “A meeting? But why?”

She turns to me and I can literally see the dollar signs in her eyes. “He wants to negotiate terms to allow you on the Volkov roster after a buy-out; you’ll fight in the same leagues as Creed!”

She might be mistaking my open mouth for shock, but it’s more that I still can’t get over the fact that Sage is buying me. Does Creed know about his plans? If not, what would he say?

“A buy-out,” I murmur and she goes off on a tange