They say the hit that hurts the most is the one you don't see coming. That hit was Paisley Dean - the one who got away - and I've spent every day since she left learning how to protect myself. How to fight. How to harden my heart and forget her. I was doing it well. The octagon. The screaming fans. Easy women. I was living the dream and loving life. Now, five years later, my life is spinning out of control. My career is in the gutter and alcohol is my saviour. That is until Paisley's father buys the gym where I train and she moves back to Castleford to manage it. Seeing her every day is a distraction I can't afford to have, especially when the biggest opportunity of my career comes knocking. But I'll let nothing keep me from winning this title, not even love. * This story is rated 18+ and has mature and sexual themes throughout.