"Shadowboxer" by nobloodnofoul

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When her stepfather Phil becomes a little bit too friendly for Bella's liking the young woman decides to pack her bags and leave. All she takes with her are a few essentials and her good old red truck, which brings her all the way to Chicago. There, she manages to get a job at "The Ring", a gym owned by Emmett McCarty. She is about to familiarize herself with her new working place and the many rooms she has to keep clean from now on when she stumbles upon an unconcious young man, who looks like he was beating badly. Knowing that she just can't leave him on the cold floor of the locker room, Bella takes him home, after being able to coax his name - Edward - and address from him. Once she's at Edward's home, she cleans him up carefully, makes him some breakfast, and tidies up his fancy apartment. When he finally comes back to the living, he asks her, who she is... and if she would stay.

When Edward regains consciousness he is more than suprised to find a nice and utterly beautiful young girl in his home. Bella catches his attention from the moment he lays eyes on her and he can't help but feel completely captivated by her. So when she tells him that she has to go to work soon, he doesn't even think twice before asking her to come back. And when she does, the two spend the most passionate night of their lives together. The next morning, Edward explains to Bella that he is a professional (though not legal) underground boxer and as he is pretty good at what he's doing, he earns a lot of money. Bella seems to be rather fine with what he does and also promises him to keep his profession a secret. The two start a sweet romance but soon have to realize that they are walking down a bumpy road. From the fact that Bella hides from Edward that she has no place to stay and sleeps in her truck, to his over-protectiveness and her real reason for leaving her home, the new couple has to work through issue after issue. The cherry on top: Edward's fight against James, a man who never learned to play fair!

Shadowboxer is an immensely well written story, presented from both Edward's and Bella's POV. Both of the main characters are strong headed and used to get their way, so now that they have to find compromises to live with each other, sparks fly. But Edward and Bella are more than willing to make it work as both realize pretty quickly that their feelings for each other are deep. Unfortunately, due to her tragic past, Bella has some difficulties trusting others and believing in a lasting relationship, something that will cause fights and misunderstandings more than once! The fanfiction contains some angst and lots of violence. Edward is extremely hot headed and when someone accidentally runs into Bella he literally pummels the shit out of that guy. Yet beneath all the drama you'll find a couple, who couldn't be more perfect for each other! The only question is, will they see it? A wonderful story without typos and grammatical mistakes! You will be greatly entertained, and let's be honest, who doesn't like strong and muscular Fighterward! ;-)

Shadowboxer consists of 21 chapters and a total of 171,703 words. The story is rated MA for lemons, foul language and violence.

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