My Step-Brothers’ Forbidden Addiction
I insisted, even though I wasn’t fine at all, even though my vision was starting to blur at the edges and sweat was pouring down my face despite the cool morning air.
“She doesn’t look fine,” another voice said, louder this time, and I turned to see Mateo standing at the edge of the mat with his arms crossed and that familiar smirk on his face.
He wasn’t looking at me though. He was looking at the other wolves, the ones who’d stopped to watch my pathetic display.
“This is exactly what I was talking about,” Mateo said, his voice carrying across the clearing with that easy charm that made everyone listen. “Did you guys see that? She can barely get through warm-ups without collapsing.”