A small movement.

Almost invisible.

Derek missed.

The room became quiet.

Derek turned.

Confused.

"What?"

Marcus said nothing.

Derek attacked again.

Harder.

Again.

Marcus avoided him.

Not randomly.

Perfectly.

The inmates watching started exchanging looks.

Something wasn't right.

New inmates didn't move like that.

Not unless they had experience.

Derek became frustrated.

"You think this is funny?"

Marcus shook his head.

"No."

"Then why aren't you fighting back?"

Marcus looked at him.

"Because you don't know what you're doing."

The room went silent.

Nobody talked to Derek like that.

Nobody.

Derek rushed forward.

This time Marcus reacted.

One movement.

A controlled counter.

Derek lost balance.

For one second, the most feared inmate in the block was off his feet.

He recovered quickly.

But everyone saw it.

CHAPTER 5 — THE NAME THAT MADE EVERYONE STOP LAUGHING

After the confrontation, rumors spread quickly.

Who was Marcus Reed?

Nobody understood.

He wasn't acting like a normal inmate.

He wasn't scared.

He wasn't aggressive.

He wasn't trying to prove anything.

Then one older inmate recognized him.

His name was Walter Hayes.

Walter had followed professional fighting years earlier.