Chapter One- Fight Club

Rachel

Her punch to my face splits my bottom lip. I can feel blood gushing out from the wound going in my mouth and down my chin, the metallic taste filling my mouth I let out a hiss off pain Fuck that hurts. Great! getting injuries to my face my mother will know I was in a fight again and freak out she does not approve of me fighting for money. I jump backwards when my opponent tries to kick me, with my right fist I land a straight jab right to her face breaking her nose the crushing sound filling the air. She glares at me as she wipes the blood from her nose. It's time I finish this fight so I can get home I still have work tomorrow I am a chef in my mother's restaurant The Grubber Hub.

I launch at her with a series of punches and kicks landing a few. Ending the fight I stand above her as she is curled up on the floor. These fights take a lot out of me but it's the only way for me to get big money quickly with our current dire financial situation. I step out of the steel cage and head to the lockers.

This underground fight club is underneath the Nightclub Craving both clubs belong to the powerful CEO Dante Voss of Voss Corporation and Underworld Prince. He is super hot with unique white hair and golden eyes. The fight club resembles an actual MMA fight arena with steel cages rubber mats and stands for people. Everything here is decent and surprisingly clean the colour theme is black and red. You earn money when you win a fight, there are three different types of fighting styles at this club. Hand to hand, weapons and to death. Although the other matches pay more I only participate in the hand-to-hand.

My brother's friend Rex introduced me to this club when our financial situation got really bad due to the accident. I leave the locker room and head to Rex's office to collect my winnings. He is the manager of the club he manages the fights and winnings, he is also in charge of the fighters. I knock on Rex's door the wood cools against my knuckles. come in he yells from behind the door I walk in and head to the sofa my usual seat when I am here. His office is decorated in grey and blue hues with a wooden desk.

He looks up from the pc his face breaking into a smile when he sees me. Rex is hot with Dark blue eyes and sandy blond hair short on the sides but long on the top. Nicely tanned skin athletic build a six pack he is tall. he looks like he could step out of a men's magazine. I may have a little crush on him but he always treats me like I am his little sister which is annoying as I want him to notice me. I plop down on the couch with a sigh the adrenaline has worn off and now my body hates me. He gets up from his desk and walks towards me.

"Glad to see you won I was a bit worried there, want a beer you look like you could use one". I look up at him and nod. yes please that be nice. He heads to his mini fridge and pulls out two beers sitting next to me he studies my appearance. "I see she got you in the face are you ok? "He asks as he lifts my chin to make me look up at him. My Heart starts pounding in my chest my face tingling for a moment I am speechless my throat feels dry, as I stare into his blue eyes, and get a grip on Rachel.

"Yeah, I dodged too late but I got her back by breaking her Nose." I grin forgetting my lip is split and immediately cover it with my hand as pain shoots through my lip. Laughing Rex stands up and goes to the fridge pulls out an ice pack and hands it to me. "Hey, don't laugh at me!" I can feel my blush spreading, It's only around him I act like a schoolgirl with her first crush. "How are things at home?" He asks me voice full of concern.

Dante

She is back again tonight I watched her fight she is not too bad a feisty little thing. I am almost certain that she is a carrier and carriers are hard to come by these days what with the werewolves killing them off. It seems like she is Rex's friend, I just need to come up with a good reason for him to introduce us. I lean back in my chair the leather creaking underneath me opening the top button of my shirt I press the call bell summoning Clark my assistant.

Knocking on my door Clark enters my office. "you called His Highness?" he asks me with a slight bow. "Yes, I want you to get all the information on this girl, start with Rex he seems to know her." He leaves after my order and I continue to watch her on the CCTV on my computer. With the right bait, I am going to catch you little rabbit and you will be mine forever. Standing up I pour myself a glass of bourbon I need to feed alcohol won't last me long. I pull out my cell phone and dial the blood bank after two rings they pick up. "midnight bite how can we help you?" the woman answers the phone. " I want a live one sent to my office immediately."

Rachel

I leave the club and head home we will be in a pretty nice neighbourhood with great security low crime rate. Our house is a two-story with a picket fence in front. My mother grows her garden in the back she loves fresh veggies. If I didn't participate in fighting and paid off the mortgage we would lose the house. It's been nothing but bills since my brother's big accident. He keeps needing more and more surgeries, My father Bryan lost his Gym The Tigers where he trained professional fighters my brother Ryan used to be an MMA fighter. After the accident, due to his taking care of my brother, he had no time to coach and he lost all his clients. I lost my job at the High-class restaurant I was working at and had to move back home and work for my Mother Jane again. These past six months have been nothing but hell and we barely keep our heads above water if this opportunity to earn cash didn't come around we would be living on the streets. I was trained in MMA fighting by my father but my passion has always been cooking. I can't say I love anything more than to stand in my kitchen and cook, I hope to one day own my own restaurant and maybe a TV show like Gordon Ramsay. My dream feels so stupid and far away like I won't be able to reach it. When I reach home I switch off my car and push it in the garage. Switching off everything I sneak in through the kitchen door just as I close the door the light goes on and when I turn around my mother is waiting for me very pissed off.