Righteous Desires by Florence Wolfe

Under the lights, they are gods. Behind the curtain, they are ghosts. Silas Reed made the impossible choice: break Cal Kincaid’s heart to save his career. But the grief followed him to the ring. One botched move later, Silas was exiled with a shattered shoulder, leaving Cal alone to become the ruthless King of the industry. Seven years later, the exile is over. Silas returns to a world that moved on without him. But the man waiting for him isn’t the boy he left behind. Cal is now the untouchable Heavyweight Champion of the World, and he hasn’t forgiven a damn thing. Scripted rivals. Real life strangers. Inescapable lovers. The hatred turns to heat. The rivalry turns to obsession. While the cameras roll, they tear each other apart. But when the locker room clears, the dynamic shifts. Their collision is violent, desperate, and anything but scripted. Silas wants his legacy back. But the only way to the top is through the man he destroyed. Ring the bell, the main event is underway.

Adult • Diversity Representation/Mental Health/Own Voices • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices • Romance/Contemporary • Diversity Representation/Neurodiversity/Own Voices

Content Warning: TRIGGER WARNINGS Medical and Physical Trauma: * Graphic sports related injury *Chronic pain and injury rehab Mental Health * Depression and isolation. One MMC spents several years in self imposed exile, dealing with depression, loss of idenity, and lonliness * Anxitey and Panic. * Dipictions of CPTSD.  * Addiction: While the main characters are sober, the story heavily discusses a family history of alcoholism, addiction, and the trauma of growing up in such an enviroment.  SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL * Institutional Homophobia * Mention of parental abuse, abandonment, and neglect.