THE UNSEEN FACE
Jax Mercer is a seasoned underground fighter, a man who’s spent his life surviving one brutal match at a time. Fighting is all he knows, all he’s good at, and all that keeps his demons at bay. But when he takes down a feared opponent known as The Butcher, he unknowingly steps into a dangerous game that’s bigger than anything he’s faced before.
After the fight, Jax is confronted by Vincent Romano, a powerful crime boss who controls the underground circuit from the shadows. Romano doesn’t care about Jax’s victory—he only cares about the money The Butcher was supposed to make him. And now, Jax is in his debt.
To pay it off, Jax is forced into a high-stakes fight against Leon Vargas—a monstrous, undefeated fighter with a reputation for breaking men. But this isn’t just about fighting. Romano is playing a deeper game, and Jax can feel it. There’s something he’s not being told, something more dangerous than losing a match.
With no way out, Jax turns to his only friend, Mason—the one person who’s been in his corner through every fight, every mistake, every fall. Mason sees the trap Jax is walking into and urges him to run. But Jax knows running won’t save him. Romano’s reach is too long, and if Jax disappears, Mason becomes the next target.
As the fight approaches, Jax must decide: does he play Romano’s game and hope he can survive? Or does he fight not just for his freedom, but for something he’s never had before—a future?
With every punch, every choice, and every second inside that ring, Jax isn’t just fighting an opponent. He’s fighting for his life.
