My Step-Brothers’ Forbidden Addiction
Jumping jacks, high knees, burpees, and suddenly my lungs felt tight, like I couldn’t quite catch my breath.
Weird. I’d done these exercises hundreds of times.
“You okay?” Sarah asked, pausing mid-jumping jack.
“Yeah, just...” I sucked in air that didn’t seem to fill my lungs properly. “Just need a second.”
“Take your time.”
But I didn’t have time because wolves were starting to notice now, slowing their own drills to glance over at me standing there bent over with my hands on my knees trying to breathe. My heart was racing too fast, pounding in my chest like I’d been running for miles instead of doing basic warm-ups, and a strange lightheadedness crept in at the edges of my vision.