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"Life is a fight from the minute you take your first breath to the moment you exhale your last." ~ Ronda Rousey

A U R O R A

Sitting behind the closed wooden door, I could hear the animalistic uproar along with the pounding of my heartbeat, drumming in my ears. Both the sounds were terrifying on its own.

"It's just a fight—a fair fight. Remember every move I taught you."

Marco's words floated out of nowhere into my subconsciousness as I tried so hard to find my strength out of them. However, instincts never lie. Something in my gut told me that I have good reasons to be afraid.

"Let's go. It's time," someone clipped out. I looked up to find a beefy man with a bald head stood by my side.

Unable to find my voice, I nodded and stood up on shaky legs.

Several steps later, the wooden door thurst opened, the only thing that separated my mind from the horrible onslaught, and the collective roar of beasts deafened my ears. Despite the humid, testosterone-charged surrounding, my skin turned froz