Timothy's POV
I shouldn't be here. I definitely shouldn't be sitting in my car in a hotel parking lot at midnight like some kind of deranged stalker. But here I am anyway, staring up at the building where Penelope's team is staying.
The semifinal game ended few hours ago. Bloodfang won, and she scored the game winner with thirty seconds left on the clock. Even from the nosebleed seats, I could see the pure joy on her face as her teammates mobbed her in celebration.
She's going to the championship. My chest swells with pride that I have absolutely no right to feel.
Kael has been restless since we got here, pacing circles in my mind like a caged animal.
Go to her, he keeps saying. Tell her the truth. Fight for what's ours.
But I can't. I gave up that right months ago when I chose my fa
