All Chapters of Fighting Love (Fighting For Love 3): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“No, I’m sorry… that’s not right.” Reena Mackay’s soft blue eyes were wide with confusion. “I gave Wendy the money two days ago, and she said that she’d given it to you. Everything’s set for me to move in. Isn’t it?”Eddie Solis looked at Reena and shook his head. “Nope. I have no money from you or Wendy.”“But I gave her my share of the security deposit, and the full amount for first and last month’s rent – she was supposed to pay me back her share! I mean… it was thousands of dollars. And you’re saying that she hasn’t given any of it to you?”“None.”“OK, wait. I’ll call her and see what’s going on here.” With shaking hands, Reena pulled her cell out of her purse, and scrolled through her phone book looking for Wendy’s number.Eddie crossed his arms and watched her, knowing damn good and well what was going on here. In his thirty-seven years as a landlord, he’d seen every scam out there and this one was an oldie but a goodie: it never went out of style to rip off your potential room

The next morning, Reena headed over to The Rock Fighting Club. She walked in and looked around.A large man at the reception desk stood up and smiled at her. Reena’s practiced eye took him in with appreciation: sandy-blond hair, clear green eyes, amazing physique. He’d be gorgeous to paint, she knew, from a purely aesthetic point of view. She returned the smile and walked over to him.“Good morning,” he said. “I’m Gavin, the Rock’s manager. Can I help you with something?”“Yes, please. I’m looking for Nick and Adam. My name’s Reena.”“Sure. Take a seat, OK? I’ll call them for you.”“Thanks.” She wandered over to the sofa and sat down, still looking around. She’d never been to The Rock before, and she was intrigued to see Nick and Adam’s club for the first time.“Hey, Reena. How you doing?”She looked up and there stood Nick and Adam, grinning at her. “Hey, guys.”Nick got to her first and he pulled her up and in for a hug. His broad chest was strong and hard, and she held onto him for

Reena looked at Mitch, imagining what it would be like to paint him. Unlike Gavin, Mitch wasn’t typically handsome with symmetrical features and a nice smile. Gavin was large and muscular but somehow still approachable and friendly. He was a good-looking guy, a man that women felt safe with right away, despite his size.By contrast, Mitch looked tough and dangerous, and so he appealed to her deeply as a subject. He stood there now, his naked torso gleaming with sweat, his chest and back covered in tattoos and scars and bruises. Reena guessed that he’d had his nose broken a few times, and his massive body was tightly coiled, like he was just waiting to start punching something or someone. His eyes were hard and dark green, without a flicker of softness; his hair was dark and cut close to his head. Even his voice was deep and grating enough to crush concrete, and when he had shaken her hand, she’d felt the hard skin on his fingertips. Not one inch of this man’s body was soft or gentle,

“What thing?” she asked.He gestured behind Reena. “That one.”She turned and her long blonde hair fell over her shoulders, warm and lovely. He wanted to run his fingers through it, wind it around his fist, pull her to his mouth for a deep, hot kiss. Goddammit, man. You’ve been here alone with her for exactly two minutes and you’re already thinking about jumping her? Cool it. Right. Now.“You mean this thing?” Reena put her hand on the nightmare metal contraption next to the sofa.“Yeah. What is it – some kind of medieval torture device?”She blinked, then laughed. “A candle holder.”“A – what?” He leaned forward a bit, to get a better look and also to be closer to her. “How the fuck can it be? Where does the candle even go?”She stood up and he admired her shapely ass in her long dress. “Here.”“Oh.” She looked at him. “You hate it, right?”“Uh. Well…”“You do.” Her beautiful eyes were dancing. “You hate my favorite candle holder.”“How bad would it be if I did?”“Tragic. A total d

Late the next morning, Reena and Katie walked into The Rock. Gavin grinned at them from the front desk and waved them into the training area.“OK,” Katie said briskly. “Which one is he?”Reena looked around. “Uh. Over there in the ring. Green shorts.”Mitch was fighting with a man, and this guy seemed to be a much bigger challenge than the man he’d been up against the first time that Reena had seen him. His opponent this time was giving just as good as he was getting, and Mitch seemed to be on the floor just as much as the other guy. Adam was standing next to the ring, shouting some kind of instructions, and at his words, Mitch’s opponent knocked Mitch to the floor and Adam nodded.“Ouch,” Reena said wincing. “I don’t know how they do it.”Katie shook her head. “Thank God Adam’s out of it now. If he were still pro, I’d be a wreck half the time, I bet.”“Oh, look. They’re taking a break. Let’s go over.”All three men turned their attention to them as they approached. Adam smiled and ga