Cathryn Williams [Stand 01] Stand of Honor (epub)

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.Stand Of Honor(Stand, #1)byCathryn WilliamsYoung Ink Press PublicationYoungInkPress.comCopyright © 2014 by Cathryn WilliamsEdited by C&D EditingCover Art by Young Ink PressAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author.The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.This book is a work of fiction.Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.This work of fiction is intended for mature audiences only.All sexually active characters portrayed in this ebook are eighteen years of age or older.Please do not buy if strong sexual situations, moderate violence, and explicit language offends you.Connect with Cathryn,AuthorCathrynWilliams@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/AuthorCathrynWilliams@AuthorCathrynWPrologue“Sweep, sweep!” Melanie screamed at her brother.He was in the best position to take down his opponent and there was no time to spare.Of course, Nicholas could not hear his little sister, but he performed the command perfectly on cue.Nicholas had the stamina.He was known for being the best at wearing down his opponents.Once both fighters were on the ground, he was able to force a tap out by applying a choke hold.The crowd erupted with cheers.Nicholas had been the favorite in this match.Melanie waited breathlessly until the referee raised her brother’s hand in victory.Once his hand was in the air, she ran past the guards to be near her brother.Both her father and she reached Nicholas at the same time.Her father was beaming with pride, sweeping Nicholas into a bear hug.Melanie was jumping up and down, wanting to be included in the celebration.“Dad, Nick, Dad!” She continued to yell until her dad finally put Nicholas down, picked her up, and spun her around.They embraced in a family hug and had a brief moment of silence.This moment had been a long time coming.Melanie’s father had been training Nicholas since he was thirteen-years-old.Now nineteen, Nicholas was in the running to become the next champion in his weight division.He still had to prove himself by winning a few more matches against some formidable opponents, but he was well on his way to the coveted title.As Melanie hugged both her brother and father, she couldn’t wait to hear her father say that it was time for her training to begin.She just turned thirteen and was finally old enough to start her journey towards becoming the next women’s champion.* * *Zane felt something pop.He was pretty sure he’d just cracked a rib, but it was worth it.He was about to defeat his biggest rival, Tobias.Zane had already lost to him once and he wasn’t going to let it happen again in this rematch.Even though he had just taken an elbow strike to his ribs, he was able to get his opponent into a leg lock.Tobias had underestimated Zane’s toughness and left himself open to the submission after putting everything he had into the bone-breaking elbow to the ribs.Zane had the lock in perfect position and knew Tobias would break with the pressure.His tap out was inevitable.After holding Tobias’ leg with everything he had, the impact he had been waiting for finally came as the ref jumped in between the two fighters and separated them after the tap out.Zane let go of Tobias and collapsed on the ground, exhausted and thrilled at the same time.The fight went until the very end and he hadn’t been sure if he was going to finally be able to pull out the win.He listened to the crowd scream with both cheers and boos, but didn’t care.This win was for him.As he sat up, he noticed the crowd had become silent.He looked around to see what could silence such a large crowd and then saw two officials with the mixed martial arts commission walking towards him.“What’s wrong?” Zane asked as he struggled to his feet, fighting from keeping his broken rib from dropping him back to the mat.“Mr.Phillips, it has been reported and confirmed that you purposefully threw your last fight.We are aware that you received a large sum of cash for losing that fight.You are being stripped of all your wins and will no longer be permitted to fight in this league.”Zane stared at them in shock.He had absolutely no idea where they could have come up with these accusations.As he started to speak, he saw his girlfriend, Faye, standing in the crowd.Her expression silenced him.She was the first one to soak up all the glory from his wins, and the fact that she was keeping her distance let him know that she had something to do with this.He racked his brain to see how this could have happened, but couldn’t come up with anything.He stared at her, waiting for her to come forward, but she just mouthed I’m sorry and then turned to walk away.He felt the anger inside him rise at her betrayal, but didn’t want to go after her in front of the quiet crowd.He looked back at the officials.“I haven’t done shit.I love this sport and would never do anything to throw away all my hard work.I don’t know how you were able to confirm something that isn’t true, but I’ll prove to you that you’re wrong.By then, though, my career will be ruined and that’s what whoever did this wanted!”“Mr.Phillips, we saw the large deposit and withdrawal into and out of your account after that fight and have eye witnesses to confirm your actions.You are welcome to appeal.Good luck.” With that statement, the official who didn’t give a fuck that he was destroying Zane’s chance to have a shot at the title, announced Tobias the winner of the fight.Zane then turned to one of his closest friends and trainer, Rex.Of all people, Rex would be on his side and would help him out of this mess.However, when he looked at Rex, all he could see was disappointment and 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