Free Bull: An MMA Stepbrother Romance by Selena Saint Page B

but Beast ignored it. Fine, that’s how it’s going to be huh?
    “Fight clean, fight hard, fight fair!” the ref said. “Step back to your corners and let’s do this!”
    The two fighters went to their corners and the ref instantly threw his hand down. “Fight!” he yelled.
    Jake and Beast wasted no time. They both made it quickly to the center of the cage and fists were flying.
    Jake connected early with a clean left hook. Beast smiled, a sure sign that he felt that punch. Jake watched his legs closely. Any sign of wobble and he would pounce, but Beast still looked strong. It would take more than that to finish him.
    Jake wondered what Lisa would think if she could have seen that punch. Lisa? What the fuck was he doing thinking about Lisa–
    Lightning went off in his eyes. The next thing he knew he was looking up at the arena ceiling and Beast was on top of him.
    The fog cleared and Jake pieced it together. Beast had dropped him with something..a kick to the head? Yes, it was a left kick to the head. He had to focus, now was not a time to be thinking about Lisa.

 
     
    Lisa
     

Chapter 12

    Danger
    God, he was gorgeous, Lisa thought as she watched Jake squaring off against Beast in the cage. He seemed fearless, in control. He moved like a jungle cat, lithe and quick for such a muscular man. 
    In spite of herself Lisa found herself admiring the athletic prowess of the men in the ring. Their mastery of technique, their discipline. It wasn’t just a fist fight. She was starting to see why fight fans considered it the ultimate sport. She found herself cheering as loud as the rest of them.
    When Jake landed that first hard punch and wobbled Beast she and Janis had jumped out of their seats. They both screamed his name. For a moment they thought he might have heard them but he hadn’t.
    They were sitting right behind the ring girls. That was bad enough. Seeing those beautiful women with their perfect faces and their perfect figures was intimidating. They just oozed confident sexuality. That made them terrifying.
    “I’m going to find a way to fuck that Jake Mata!” she overheard the blonde one say. “God he’s so hot.” The noise of the crowd drowned became overwhelming. Lisa couldn’t hear her, but she could see the ring girl still pointing at Jake as she talked to the other ring girl’s ear. It gave Lisa a queasy feeling.
    It was all so confusing. In the cage she saw one of the sexiest, most masculine men she had ever met, and she had gotten so close with him. Never in her life had she imagined a man like that would pay attention to her, much less want her. And no sooner had she found him than she had lost him. Tonight she had to fix that before it was too late.
     Then, before she knew it Beast had laid Jake out with a kick to the head that sounded like a 2x4 hitting a wall.
    Lisa grabbed Janis’ arm with a death grip.
     
     
     

 
     
    Jake
     

Chapter 13

    Finished
    Jake arched his back off the canvas and threw Beast off of him. They both scrambled to their feet and Jake charged Beast. He wrapped his arms around his legs and powered through him sending him to the canvas. Jake’s power double-leg takedown was one of the best in the business. There was no way in hell this punk was going to stop it.
    Jake was on top, in Beast’s guard, raining down punches. Beast was trying to protect his face but had so far been unable to generate any effective offense. Jake had him right where he wanted him.
    Jake thought for a split second how he wished Lisa could have been here to share the victory. That split second was all the opening Beast needed.
    Jake felt an arm swing over his neck and clamp down under his throat. Beast had managed to throw a guillotine choke on him.
    Jake buried his chin into Beast’s side and tried to turn into the choke. If he could get relief on one side of his throat and open up a little room, the blood could flow. Beast might burn out his arms trying to get the choke.
    Beast was