On the Ropes (Fighting For Love Book 2) Read Online Free

lips.
     
    Grayson levels him with a look that tells him differently.
     
    “Alright, fine. Sorry girls, but it looks like our boy’s a little grouchy. But you should totally come to the after-party.” Tommy starts herding the girls out of the room like cattle.
     
    “I know what’ll make you smile, big boy. Cassie knows what you like.” The brunette wraps herself around Grayson, whispering in his ear like she’s telling him a secret.
     
    She’s hot; there’s no denying that. However, right now, he can’t stand to have another woman’s hands on him. There’s only one whom he wants.
     
    “Are we interrupting?” The familiar voice filled with humor makes Grayson’s head snap up towards the open door. Willow is looking at him pointedly, but that’s not where his focus lands; it’s on who’s in front of her. Adriana is standing stock-still, staring at him or, more accurately, at Cassie’s hands wrapped around him like a boa constrictor. She looks like she’s just been punched in the stomach, hard.
     
    “We should come back.” Her voice comes out husky, like she has to force the words out, and she goes to turn around, trying to get out of the room as fast as she can.
     
    “No. Stay!” Grayson reaches his hand out towards her, and she turns around slowly at his words.
     
    This time the look that she gives him is one of disappointment rather than pain, and he’s not sure which is worse. He becomes acutely aware of the woman still holding onto him, her fingernails digging into him ever so slightly, as she gives Adriana an amused glance. He realizes how this must look to her. Adriana had come here to help him out of the hole he’d dug himself, to get him in a place where he could fight and win, and this is how he repays her, throwing the image of him with another woman in her face, like she doesn’t matter at all.
     
    “Get off me.” His voice is low and commanding and more aggressive than he had intended. Cassie seems to think about it for a moment and then grudgingly releases him.
     
    “See you at the party, baby,” she almost purrs, as she saunters out of the room, looking down at Adriana as she pushes past her.
     
    “Classy girl, Fletcher. Didn’t think the ‘Fatal Attraction’ gig was your type.” Willow cocks her hip, her eyes narrowing at Grayson, making it clear just how big an asshole she thinks he is.
     
    “It’s just the world.” Tommy shrugs, as he sidles up towards Willow. “He’s just won the biggest fight of his career. Girls come as part of the package. And you are?” He levels Willow with that all-American smile of his, and she raises an eyebrow at him.
     
    “Leaving. Let’s go Adrie.” Willow takes hold of her friend’s hand but notices that Adriana has made no attempt to follow her.
     
    “You’re hurt.” Adriana looks at Grayson’s lip, which is split and swollen. Plus, bruises are starting to mottle the perfect skin on his jaw.
     
    Willow sighs loudly and nudges Tommy in the rib cage. “Come on, Blondie; I think we’ve overstayed our welcome. Why don’t you tell me a little about this after-party?” She winks at him, and Tommy’s shit-eating grin gets a little wider, as he puts his hand on the small of her back and follows her out.
     
    Grayson and Adriana continue to stare at each other, as if there weren’t anything or anybody else in the room. West clears his throat loudly, reminding Grayson of his presence.
     
    “I should head out, too…I’m sure I’ve got coach stuff to do…” West heads towards the door as fast as he can, mumbling as he goes. But he stops as he gets to Adriana. “Glad to see you, gorgeous.” He gives her a quick peck on the cheek that seems to surprise him as much as it does her before he hurries out of the room, closing the door behind him.
     
    The air suddenly seems to have bee sucked out of the room, and all Grayson can do is stare at Adriana, at the woman who has this incomparable effect on him. In her skinny