Never Back Down - Mai Arrendersi -

The air in the garage gym smelled of stale sweat and old leather. Leo wiped blood from his lip, his breath coming in ragged hitches. Across from him, the heavy bag swung lazily, a silent witness to his exhaustion.

He had moved to this city to escape the shadow of a mistake that followed him like a ghost. In his old life, Leo was a fighter who knew when to quit. In this new world of underground MMA and neon-lit arenas, quitting wasn't an option. The local champion, a mountain of muscle named Silas, had made sure of that. Silas didn't just want to win; he wanted to break Leo’s spirit. Never Back Down - Mai arrendersi

"Eyes up, kid," his trainer, Marek, growled from the corner. Marek was a man of few words and even fewer smiles. "The moment you look at the floor, you’ve already lost. Gravity is the only thing that wants you down there." The air in the garage gym smelled of