>>19668141Lonergan seethes in silence as Nikki leaves. But as his eyes follow her back to the counter, he spots a familiar face and his blood runs cold. Memories of the spring of 2023 come rushing back. A time when Cassie gave him the job of tracking Sola Fire’s activities in the days and weeks before wrestling her.
And it was going so well, until that woman intervened. Until she humiliated him. Ever since that day, the look in Cassie’s eyes during their increasingly infrequent nights together just hasn’t been the same.
“YOU!” he screams, sprinting toward the counter. “Sheila Foster! I’m coming for you!” Lonergan dives over the bar and lands clumsily. He scrambles to his feet, and rushes toward Sheila.
