Chapter 1
Angel POV
I stood there in the dimly lit gym, the only lights on were the ones shining down on the weight racks, casting long shadows across the empty space.
Jack had hooked us up with after-hours access again, just him and me, no distractions from other people grunting or dropping weights.
My skin was already sticky with sweat from the warm-up cardio I had done on the treadmill, my heart beating steady but hard in my chest, and I could feel that familiar tightness starting to build in my thighs from the lunges I had knocked out earlier.
I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand, looking up at Jack with a determined grin, because tonight I was dead set on pushing past my limits.
“Jack, listen, I mean it this time, I want to crush that new personal best on squats, no hol
