❝"You hit me to end me. But all you did was wake me up."❞
After a near-fatal blow in the ring and a brutal betrayal by the man she loved and trusted most—her coach—disgraced boxer Reyna Cruz is ready to hang up the gloves for good. But when an old friend from her past resurfaces, she's reminded of who she was before love turned into a weapon, and who she still could be if she dares to rise again.
Reyna Cruz was a rising star in the boxing world—undefeated, fierce, and trained by the man she loved, her coach and long-time boyfriend, Ethan Vale. Under his guidance, she climbed the ranks, her power and precision unmatched.
But in her last title fight, something went wrong. Terribly wrong.
The woman across the ring, Kiara "K.O." Marten, exploited every flaw in Reyna's game. It was like she knew her too well—every feint, every tell. Reyna took a brutal hit that sent her into emergency surgery and months of recovery, both physical and emotional.
In her hospital bed, she learns the truth: Kiara wasn't just a challenger. She was Ethan's secret lover. The betrayal is gutting—not just because of the infidelity, but because Ethan had helped engineer her downfall. He'd trained Reyna... then whispered her secrets into her opponent's ear.
Broken and disillusioned, Reyna vanishes from the public eye, her gloves packed away in a box labelled never again.
Just when she's settling into a life of silence and shadows, he walks back in.
Her childhood friend and first love, who had disappeared from her life when Ethan declared him a distraction. A fellow boxer-turned-coach, he sees the fire in her eyes isn't gone—it's just buried beneath pain and betrayal.
He lays it out plainly: "You don't walk away. You fight. You fight for every hit they took at you, and every lie they built around your heart. You destroy them the way they tried to destroy you. But this time, you don't do it alone."
With his support, Reyna begins to rebuild. She trains in secret, out of the spotlight, out of Ethan's reach. The chemistry between them ignites again—tender, but edged with years of regret and missed chances.
The road back to the ring is hell. Reyna fights through PTSD, anger, and fear—not just of getting hit again, but of trusting someone with her heart. But as the comeback fight approaches, the fire returns.
In a brutal, high-stakes match against Kiara—one that feels more like justice than sport—Reyna holds her own. This time, she's not fighting just for a belt.
She's fighting for herself.
And in the crowd, he watches, eyes fierce and full of something that feels a lot like love.
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