Is this destiny?

Few minutes earlier...

Up in the VIP room, Madison's legs gave up when she heard Sarah's words.

"Get up!", Thomas looked at her with contempt.

"Will she beat me up like that?", Madison mumbled, unable to find strength and stand up.

"Did you go after her man?", Henry asked her with a smirk. He didn't feel any pity for this woman. She was always shameless and lacking in the brains department. And she dared to think that she can have a man like Aiden White and use underhanded means to get him! She deserves whatever is coming her way.

"Weren't we all after Aiden?" Aaron's words made everyone frown.

They didn't have a chance to react when the door opened and more than twenty people in black suits entered the VIP room. They brought eight chairs with them, and within a minute, Aaron, Thomas, Liam, Noah, Paul, Henry, Patrick and Madison were firmly tied up to the chairs. One each.

Their pleas for explanation remained unanswered and their attempts to resist were fruitless.

"Now what?", Liam panicked while looking at Aaron, hoping to understand what just happened.

Aaron looked at the floor, avoiding to look at anyone. He hopes that he is tied up just so that others don't find out that he set them up. But by now, the facts should settle in for everyone: he told them where to gather, and they already saw Sarah and Aiden down there. Even if they refuse to believe that he would lure them into a trap, once Sarah and Aiden make their appearance, it will be clear to everyone.

"Aaron? How exactly did you manage to get access to this place?", Henry suspiciously asked.

"Shit! Aaron! You sold us out?", Patrick hissed.

"What did they offer you?!!", Liam raged.

Seeing all the malicious glares directed at him, Aaron is happy that everyone is tied up.

…

In the glass enclosed booth…

"There…", Aiden smiled happily after wiping off blood from Sarah's face with a wet towel.

Shift sat at the far edge of a long sofa where Aiden and Sarah are sitting.

"I'm sorry for not giving you a warmer welcome before. I didn't realize that Mr. A brought a new champion with him.", he told Sarah. "It seems that the bar for hiring is rising."

Sarah turned to Aiden and her expression told him that she is expecting an explanation.

Aiden looked at Sarah and wanted to crush her with a giant hug. She is amazing, mesmerizing, breathtaking, and now she is looking at him sweetly like she didn't viciously beat up twelve people. If someone told him a year ago that such an amazing woman exists, he would not believe it. Aiden is confident that she would not be comfortable if he starts expressing his feelings physically in this place.

He kissed back of her each palm and explained: "We have several clubs like this. Shift is one of the people who is in charge of looking out for talent. If someone looks promising, he gets a chance to join as a staff member of White family… under White foundation. Most of the fighters you see there are hopeful that they will join us. It's something like a hands-on interview."

"What role did Amber and Jade have?", Sarah asked Aiden.

Shift swallowed hard when he realized that Sarah spoke in past tense.

Aiden didn't notice Shift's discomfort, or if he did, he ignored it. "All champions are looking out for talent. They move across different clubs, that is why Blackstain is not here tonight."

Sarah narrowed her eyes while remembering how Jade and Amber didn't hide their interest in Aiden. If she understood all this right, they are something like his employees. Why would lowly employees openly show interest in their boss? And even when he comes with his partner? Unacceptable! "How many female champions are left?"

Shift's eyes sprang wide open. "Don't tell me you want to destroy all of them?"

Sarah looked at him like he asked a silly question. "That will depend on their behavior."

Aiden showed his support by placing his arm around Sarah's shoulders. "As their future boss, you have the right to handle anyone on our payroll as you see fit."

"When you say it that way, it sounds like I'm the unreasonable one." Sarah leaned on Aiden. "I just want everyone to understand where boundaries are. Regardless from where their paycheck is coming. I hope that what happened tonight resounds with anyone who does not see you as off limits."

Chad joined them on the sofa. "I heard that the position of the Master was handed to the next generation. But I didn't think that reorganization will happen this soon."

"Jeffrey got the position as the eldest son.", Aiden told Chad. "At this point, for you nothing changes. I will be your contact, unless you hear otherwise. Of course, starting today, Sarah has the same authority as me. I will provide you with the number where she can be reached, and I expect that you will share that information with other handlers. Considering what Sarah wants to do, don't share this information with other champions. Within next few weeks, we will make our appearance in other clubs as well."

Chad and Shift nodded in understanding.

Sarah was curious to find out what that authority which Aiden mentioned is, but she decided to keep her questions for later. And she was very happy that Aiden has in mind the sweep of bed climbers that she wants to do. If those unreasonable women know about Sarah's status as a (future) boss, they might hide their inappropriate intentions toward Aiden better.

The back door opened, and announcer man entered. His eyes lit up when he saw Sarah and Aiden sitting with Chad and Shift.

"Mr. A, Nyx…", he nodded in greeting with a big smile on his face. The man didn't dare to sit with them without an invitation, and no one was offering him a seat. He felt like crying.

"Are you tired?", Aiden asked Sarah. "Our guests are not going anywhere. You can rest if you wish."

Sarah thought for a second before responding: "No, let's go and finish this. I will rest better when it's done."

"What did I miss?", the announcer asked when Sarah and Aiden walked out of the glass enclosure.

"Eh, Kobalt… if you are not here that means that you don't need to know.", Chad teased him.

"Is it my fault that I'm stuck down there with peasants, and you are here rubbing elbows with important people?", the announcer (aka Kobalt) fumed.

"Peasants? Watch your language.", Shift warned Kobalt. "You spent twelve rounds watching your new boss."

"New boss? Is Mr. A retiring?", Kobalt was confused.

"No. He is expanding.", Shift responded.

"What?"

"Didn't I tell you that she is his fiancée?", Chad reminded him.

"Mr. A told us that Nyx will have the same authority as he, and to spread the word to the handlers in other clubs.", Shift explained.

"Oh…", Kobalt felt that he really missed a chance to suck up to new boss. 'Next time…'

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