I saw the disappointment on Maxwell’s face when I turned him down. I am not going to sink my career for a star player who believes he is a godsend to women.
I knocked my gloved fists against each other to pump up the adrenaline in my veins before throwing controlled, shift punches to the punching bag. It’s not about the power of the blow—it’s all about the speed. I know how it feels like to be thrown around like a rag doll until I run out of strength and felt like quitting.
I had officers look down on me when they had to pull my bloodied unconscious body out. I rested my forearm across the bag and rested my hand on my arm when those memories burst through my mind like nightmares.
I breathed out, focusing on getting my drumming heart under control.
“Burgess,” Lieutenant Steele calle
