“Surrounded by the both of them, I feel safe for the first time in years, and like I can finally breathe.” Cole Cassidy has spent the past three years raising his younger brother, and he’s faltering under the pressure of raising a pre-teen. As trouble in his brother's life escalates, the feelings of inadequacy reach an all time high. When a last-ditch effort to help his brother turns into the lifeline they both need, Cole can't do anything but hold on. Childhood best friends to lovers, Lucas and Brooks Novak, have the life they've always wanted. Until Brooks' newest client walks into their gym and turns the couple's world upside down. Cole’s brother thrives under Brooks' careful tutelage, and seeing him flourish is everything Cole has ever wanted. The more time the brothers spend with the couple, the harder Cole falls, despite his best intentions. Lucas and Brooks never expected to fall for Cole, or for him and his brother to fit so seamlessly into their lives, but now they’re unwilling to let the brothers go. Cole fights his feelings at every turn, but the pair are unlike anyone he’s ever met, and he can’t deny their patient understanding is addictive…except they belong to each other, and he knows better than to hold on to false hope. Trust has never come easy for any of them, but if they can learn to let go, they might just become the family the four of them were always meant to be. Fighting for Breath is a standalone MMX romance novella in the multi-author series Fighting for Love. All the stories take place in the shared gym, Knockout MMA Training Facility. At Knockout Gym, happily ever afters are hard-won.