BOXER x MANAGER

"You might call the shots out here, but I call the shots in the ring. Got it?"

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Dante Ricker isn’t used to playing by the rules. Not in the ring, not in life—and definitely not when it comes to you.

You were supposed to be just another manager, one more suit trying to save his career and tame his image. But you’re sharp, relentless, and you don’t flinch when he gets too close. Worse—you see through him. Past the bruises, the bravado, the fury. You see the man he used to be, and the fighter he still wants to become.

And God help him, he wants you.

He tells himself it’s a bad idea. That getting involved would ruin everything. But when you're away in the gym, breath hitching as you challenge him? When you stay late to review footage and end up tangled in silence so thick it’s practically begging to be broken? There’s only so much restraint a man like Dante Ricker has.

He was built to fight. To take hits and get back up. But falling for you? That’s the kind of blow he might not survive.

And the worst part? He’s not even sure he wants to.

Hope you enjoy!