QUARTERBACK'S MUSE
n't be
strained fury. He stood inches from Devon, his icy blu
out his leg as if it hadn't just bee
his jaw tight. "You couldn't even stand a minute ago. Yo
ink, Everet
low whistle, wiping sweat from h
istle, signaling the ga
ander's voice turned letha
f, stepping forward. His knee screame
nning a hand through his whi
Devon turned away, eyes loc
king, arms crossed.
own, K
ed. Slow.
a ch
s in
ack in formation, his posture rigid, but his movements just barely off. She cou
corrected, practically
reck
hing, r
head. "He's g
s going
field, the w
l minute
attacked
through the midfield. Quinn Wilder slid in to intercept, but
t!" Lysand
utal shoulder check. The ball deflected, bouncing straigh
um held i
ball...one touch,
was o
ten
enough right no
pond. She was ho
ng straight for De
n mo
aw
rw
antage...then at the last second, he pivoted, draggin
shed into
owd er
u play dirty,"
Lysande
eld, cutting through d
ya
i
re
keeper l
didn't
chi
past the goalie's outstretched fi
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dium ex
on, shouting, grabbi
tt slapped his back. "You
wing himself to feel the burn in hi
ut a laugh. "C
they could
O
um lights
e crowd turned
swallowed
ned on the railing
spotlight flickered on, i
n Kn
e standing
essed to
ium fell
th
voice c
is face...his wild eyes, the way his hand s
, no... What
s body coiled tight. The entire stadium was frozen, but Sora barel
ere locked
co
d, his chest heaving. The gun trembled in
rying to hold her back. She moved forward, her
put it
nd fear warring in his eyes. "I didn't mean... I... I just..." His gr
them. "Who made you?" His voi
even. His hands were shaking so badly now
tepped
tears burning her eyes. "It's
said if I didn't..." He squeezed his eyes shut, hi
breath
Devon d
turned to Sora, his entire body wracked with shak
igure this out together. I swear
ok his head frant
ng. She was crying now, her entire body shaking. "
trangled sob, his
cked onto him,
ose everything," Devon said quiet
ged breath. His kne
un lo
oked ba
t," she w
e trigger. He looked at Sora one last time...his little co
th
the g
und with a met
m exhaled
lashing red and blue lights bath
NDS
ace crumpling as the officers grabbed him, for
but someone grabbed her,
" Sora gasped,
, his tear-streaked f
voice cracked as they
d down her fa
t have a
an,
SOR
n he wa
apsed to
, pulling her into a tight
spered, her own tears soaking i
shing lights, Devon standing in the midd
uldn't
thing
ing was
th
igh
cut throug
ld. Unf
turn
tood just outside the c
smi
isappeared in
jaw ti
igger was a
going to fi