Semua Bab Trapped by The Fight Club Boss: Bab 1 - Bab 9

Renata was still standing frozen at the elevator threshold when the driver gave her a gentle push forward, one hand on her shoulder like he was steering someone who'd lost their bearings. The roar in front of her was so thick it felt like a wall she had to push through, not just air she could simply walk into."This way," the driver said, his voice barely audible over the noise.They walked down a short, dark corridor, its walls lined with thick black soundproofing material that felt damp and cold under Renata's palm when she brushed against it briefly to keep her balance. The closer they got to the end of the corridor, the more the roar broke apart into sounds she could actually pick out. The crowd shouting. Bass music thudding like some giant's heartbeat. And underneath it all, a referee or announcer shouting through a microphone, the words sharp but not fully reaching Renata's ears.The driver opened a glass door at the end of the corridor, and in an instant, Renata's whole world c

The alarm was still blaring when Renata felt a rough hand grab her arm from behind."Quick, this way!" The woman in the black uniform who had greeted her in the VIP room was now pulling her away from the crowd starting to jam up at the main entrance. Her voice was almost swallowed whole by the siren still spinning red across the ceiling."Wait, my suitcase!" Renata grabbed for it before the woman could pull her away in a rush.Renata couldn't think straight. Her head was still full of the man's face, his eyes narrowed with suspicion, his hand holding her shoulder in place, all of it tangled up with the panic of people running in every direction around her.In the middle of the chaos, her eyes caught her black suitcase lying not far from her feet, and without a second thought, she snatched it up.Across the room, in that same chaos, the man was moving fast too, his face tense. One hand grabbed the handle of the nearest case before he moved off in the opposite direction, disappearing be

Breakfast ended with an awkwardness hanging in the air, even though no one said it out loud. Sofia was busy checking her schedule on her phone, Richard sipped the last of his coffee while talking about plans for the day, and in the middle of all that light chatter, Renata kept stealing glances at Dominic, trying to read something behind that calm face of his, a face that didn't match at all with the man who'd gone through her bag with so much suspicion the night before.Sofia and Richard left first, caught up in their own things, while Dominic excused himself to his room with a quick excuse about a morning class. Renata headed back to her room alone, her steps still heavy from lack of sleep and a weight she hadn't fully processed yet. The garden looked so beautiful in the morning, dew still evaporating under the sun, and it felt like the complete opposite of the chaos spinning through her head.She had just sat down on the edge of the bed, staring at the suitcase still half hidden und

Tyler was gone in seconds the moment Dominic finished talking, mumbling something about having to go find another friend before bolting from their row.Renata watched his back disappear into the crowd with a mix of annoyance and guilt. None of this was Tyler's fault, but he was the one stuck paying for Dominic's possessive streak that nobody had asked for.As alone as they could get in a packed auditorium, Renata turned on Dominic, jaw tight, barely holding it together."You had no right to do that," she hissed, low enough that only he could hear. "I can talk to whoever the hell I want. You're not my keeper." "You're staying under my roof," Dominic said, calm, way too calm for someone who'd just caused a scene in front of dozens of people. "That gives me a say in who you hang around." "That's not a say, that's a leash." Renata shot up, snatching her bag off the floor. "I'm still going tonight. Deal with it." She didn't wait for a response, walking off down the row toward the exit,