Kai Blackthorn.
The crunch of cleats hit against the turf as the snap of the ball filled the air, bodies colliding against each other and I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else.
Football was my world.
The field was the only place my instincts took over without hesitation.
Except today. It all felt wrong.
“Hut!” I barked, receiving the ball from the center as I clasped my fingers around it before I stepped back, my eyes scanning the field for my team.
I found Adrian immediately, but before I could get the ball to him, Jaxon broke into a sprint down the sideline and defense surged forward.
I hesitated.
Just a second. And in football, it was enough.
Logan slipped through our line like a missile and slammed straight into me just as I had launched the pass. The ball spiraled,
