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Chapter 34 (Ricardo)
I burst through the door of the dressing room on a fucking rampage.
I knew tonight was a big fight.
What I don't know was why there was a last-minute change regarding Jackson's opponent.
A change that almost got him killed in the cage.
But if I had to guess? Something tells me Lou-Lou's the one to blame. I wouldn't put anything past her at this point.
As soon as I spot her, I spin her around. "Start talking," I bite out, ready to tear her to pieces.
Her eyes open wide and I don't miss the way her lower lip trembles. "About what?"
I back her into the wall and cage her in with my arms. "Was that payback for what happened last week?"
Her face falls. "What? You think I would purposely hurt Jackson? You think I set him up to—"
"Shut up. I fell for it once, but I'm over your little 'Miss I I pull my knife out of my back pocket and flip it to the dull side. Then I slide it across her collarbone and ignore the way my heart aches when her breath stutters. "If anything else happens to either of them—I'll take you out, Lou-Lou." When her eyes co It's despair. And it cuts me deeper than the knife I'm currently holding up to her throat ever would. She pushes me off of her. "I had nothing to do with what happened tonight," she says before shooting me a look full of contempt. "And the next time you threaten my life...do me a favor and go through with it." Before I can blink, she runs out of the dressing room, taking my mangled and fucked up heart right along with her.