LOGINTheo has a plan, keep his head down, win games, and land the scholarship that could change everything. There’s just one problem… his new sponsor only supports out-and-proud LGBTQ+ athletes, and Theo isn’t out. At all. On impulse, he lies. Says he’s already in a relationship. With Hunter His tattooed, sharp-tongued, rule-breaking new stepbrother. But the longer the lie lasts, the harder it is to ignore the tension between them. The smirks. The touches. The way Hunter looks at him like it’s not fake at all. It’s forbidden. It’s dangerous. And it might be the realest thing Theo’s ever felt.
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We won.
Loud cheers erupted amongst the crowd as my teammates hoisted me over their shoulders, the entire field chanting out my name as well as the name of our team. It was the third game—we'd lost to them in the first, barely drew the second, and finally, we won this round.
Being captain came with lots of responsibilities, and this once, I'd felt sick to my belly thinking we'd actually lose. My eyes had remained on the sponsors, the chances of being at nationals, and fucking things up this last time was going to wreck me.
“We fucking won!” Trevor retorted, slamming his palms into my chest with a smile while the others stormed into the locker room. We all took turns stripping off our gear and walking toward the bathroom.
“Coming to the party?” Derek asked, standing right by my stall as I turned on the showers.
“Get out, Derek. I'm busy. And yes, I would… now stop being a pervert and get off.”
“Oh, I would… in the stall next to you. Would you mind helping out with that?” Derek quipped in, low snorts and hoots came from the team, but it was the boys being stupid. I'd gotten used to it. I slammed shut the door to my stall, letting the water wash off every stress I'd felt deep in my bones for about two weeks already. I sighed, tilting my head backward as my hands roamed around my body.
My dick twitched on impulse, urging. Frustrated, I huffed. I wrapped my hand around the shaft, giving it a slow pump and then it sprung to full life—hard as fuck. I could hear water running from the stall next to me now. That was hot as fuck. My mind wandered off a bit. Was Derek also jerking off? What did he look like? Was he hard? Throbbing just like I was right now?
Precum pooled from the tip of my cock, earning another sigh as I bent my head, working my palm on my cock. My teeth dug into my lower lip to muffle my moans as I worked my fist faster, thrusting my hips as I fucked my fist.
“Theo!” The coach's voice boomed in the stalls.
“Fuck. Fuck?!” I cursed, peeling my hand off my dick so fast and turning on the shower to wash off the sticky precum, my boner instantly going soft.
“Are you dead in there or something?” Coach’s voice snapped again. He was an antsy little thing, and judging by his words, it was important. I yanked at the towel, wrapped it around my waist before walking out.
“You made it! The sponsors! They've scheduled a meeting in a week, Theo.”
My heart raced in my chest, instant relief settling into me. I made it… finally. All that hard work—it was worth it.
“Fuck, man, you scared the shit out of me knocking like that,” I admitted. He snorted, rolling his eyes before giving me a light tap on my shoulders.
“Get outta here… I'll mail you the details. And congratulations, boy.” He walked away just as soon as he was done speaking. I'd taken that as my cue to wriggle into my clothes. The other boys seemed to be in their stalls at the moment. I reached for my phone to see I'd gotten a text from Mom and four other calls.
“Meet as soon as you see this. Hurry.”
My gut twisted seeing her message. I didn't know what this was about, but it had me worried. Swallowing hard, I yanked my bag, tossing it over my shoulder before storming out.
“Leaving! How about the party?” Trevor asked in time, peeking out of the stall.
“Mom texted…”
“Oh, no shit. Stay safe,” he offered, not bothering to change my mind. They all knew I never joked with things when it ran down to my mother. And seeing her text me so suddenly? I hated it.
I unlocked my bike at the parking lot, locked in my helmet before kicking off. She knew I'd be off at the party, busy. After games, she never texted me. So whatever this was, that had her texting me so urgently—it seemed to be deadass important.
The drive home was a short distance of twenty minutes, and I'd gotten to the garage in no time. Except a chill seeped down my spine seeing my stepfather’s car in the driveway. My mood soured instantly.
He was never home. And no, I didn't hate him. It was… mid.
It’s been over two years since he married my mom. Thanks to him, I could live all the life I wanted, except he had no ties to spend a dime on my interest in football. He called it a hobby and would rather I graduated and took a job in his bar. He was a lawyer—a high-paid one, really, working with the president. Governors. Things like that.
I was well off, gladly above average. I could be called a kid amongst the one percent, except I did want a name and life for myself and by myself. I took his money, stocked it up in a bank account, but I was determined not to spend any of it on my future. After all, he'd refused to help, which was why I was down bad desperate to have the sponsors on my side. And now all I needed was one last meeting next week for all to be finalized.
Pressing in the passcode to the entrance, I’m greeted by the unnecessarily large space of a seating room—which I'd gotten used to—except it wasn’t empty.
“Theo,” Blake called, a curt smile on his face and a slow nod as he gestured for me to sit right next to him.
“Blake… I'm surprised to see you are home,” I greeted. We were both on first name terms—not that he minded anyways.
“So am I too.”
Mom had taken that as a cue to walk in, a tray in her hands, placing whatever fruit bowl it was right in front of Blake. And for once, she didn’t ask me how the game was, didn’t smile, didn’t even acknowledge my presence. It looked as though she was pissed about something. And to get my mom mad? You must have done something way extreme.
“So… I kinda came here in haste, how about we skip to the part where you tell me you both are getting divorced or some sort of shit?” I spoke, chirping in hastily. I didn't entirely seem excited by that announcement, but I’d rather just get over it quickly.
“Divorced?” Blake asked, holding out a bark of laughter. “Of course not, Theo. What's that nonsense all about?” Blake asked, finally setting down his phone. My eyes lingered on that of my mom's, but she said nothing at all.
“Then a mistress? A new wife? C’mon, you both are killing me here!” I retorted, shattering the silence between them.
“How about you help with the explaining, love? You seem quite good with things like this,” Blake spoke softly, passing all attention to my mom. She loved Blake, yes. She respected him, yes. But seeing her act up made me really edgy.
“There’s someone you need to meet. Blake found out two months ago about some affair he had when he was younger.” I gulped hard, my heart beginning to pick up pace, slamming hard against my ribcage. Were we moving out? Was something wrong?
“She died a year ago. Terminal illness. But apparently, she had a son. He got to find out two months ago, and he’s taken him in. Says it’s better he meets family. His name’s Hunter, and he’s just around your age. He’s—”
“Bullshit!” I seethed, standing abruptly to my feet when the sounds of footsteps approached us. I dropped my gaze in the direction, watching as a boy approached us.
He had piercings everywhere. His nips, ears, lips, eyebrows. His hair was ink black, almost like ink, and tattoos scattered across his arms, his chest, covering everywhere on his body. And hanging low on his hips? my towel!.
In his mouth? My toothbrush.
“Those are mine!” I growled, hatred blooming in my heart immediately.
“Oh, you must be Theo… Theodore,” he whispered, testing out the name on his tongue.
“I like it,” he whispered again with a smug smirk and a sinful grin that had a chill running down my spine.
“Theo… meet your stepbrother. Hunter. And you both will be living together henceforth, while your mother and I move back to Italy.” Blake’s voice echoed amongst the hallway as my face paled of color while my world crashed instantly into darkness.
THEOWe almost lost. Almost… so damn close. We’d scored just one goal about three minutes left in the game. It had been a miracle. We played like shit, however based on our luck we’d ended the game with one goal against one goal of the Saints.Which was why we all sat in the locker room, looking shitty as hell. Coach pacing before us, uncertain about what to say. He looked furious, but also terribly worried.“You boys played games a month ago, you scored three to zero. Anyone wants to tell me what this absolute bullshit today was?” Coach asked, eyes glued directly to mine.I glanced around defensively, hoping someone would at least try to take the blame, but of course not. The captain always had to suffer.“We… a little rusty. We’ll do better tomorrow, I promise,” I reassured him, but a loud snort from the coach had caused me to still.“You better. Aren’t your sponsors on the signing term? Heard they’d sent the documents for you to sign. Know this—they can withdraw anytime. You need t
THEO’S POVEach time I parted my eyes, I saw Hunter and Jamal locking eyes, flirting, being touchy. It all grated down on my fucking nerves. They’d gone out as soon as we settled into the rooms, and it’s been a few minutes since they returned, both drunk, yet having conversations like they’d been best buddies for years.“Do you both mind? I’m trying to sleep here,” I groaned, the words ripping free with such animosity from my lips. Jamal seemed startled by my sudden demand, but if anything, Hunter looked pleased to have finally gotten a rise out of me. I had ignored him all through, taking on the offensive, acting like I hadn’t begged him to fuck me while he asked me to have a little self-respect. I’d acted all pissy and moody like a whiny, pathetic bitch just so he wouldn’t be the angry one, just so he would feel like shit and worry about me cutting him off.“Well, absolutely not. We do not mind. The room belongs to three, or you’d rather take this up with Coach?” Hunter asked, his v
HUNTER.It’s our game, and I pretty much feel shitty about it already. Theo and I barely said a word since last night. It’s been two days already—two whole fucking days. Theo was so fucking petty, and he was a sore loser too. Like, I refused to fuck him and he—what?—throws a tantrum by having Marcus back? Besides, what’s that man’s deal? Not that I could blame him. Theo was just so… godlike, and Marcus couldn’t get enough of him.“What’s that look on your face?” Jamal asked, scooting over to my side. The journey by drive had been four hours long, and I was almost at my wits’ end watching Theo laugh with the boys and make some stupid remarks on cheerleaders, skimpy skirts, sorority. I knew all he wanted was dick, so why bother?“I’m sorry, just didn’t sleep well. Been a tough week,” I cooed, dropping my gaze from Theo down to Jamal, who had a grin on his lips.“You both into each other?” Jamal asked fondly, so easily that I felt my insides heat up.“No, I’m not, and he’s not gay, so… t
THEO.Sudden disgust pooled in my belly as soon as I recalled all that had happened last night. I groaned, rubbing my palms over my face, my heart slamming hard, my head throbbing heavily. Fuck. I felt like roadkill. I’d never drunk that much. I always wanted to stay in shape for hockey games and all. This? Bullshit.Besides that, what the hell was wrong with Hunter? He’d been raging about how he wanted to fuck me or I fuck him… we don’t know the dynamic yet, and the one time I literally throw my ass to him, he’ll pull some sophisticated shit like that? How the fuck would I face him now? I feel like a fucking whore. Fuck.The doorbell rang, drawing me out of my thoughts. I crunched up my nose in further disgust. I wasn’t exactly expecting anyone anymore. I checked my phone—it was a Saturday night. We leave for the game tomorrow. Another dread filled my belly, tying it in knots as I tried shoving it away.The doorbell rang again. And then again. Until I felt so irritated I shot to my f






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