Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 576

Guess you can't expect a wolf to go vegan.

Jace had told me Hernan wanted Steve to win, so all I could do was hope Steve would make it through okay.

The match started, and Steve stepped onto the court, eyes darting around.

He scanned the front row, exchanged glances with Hayden and Jace, then kept searching the seats, looking for... someone.

When his gaze finally landed on me, his face tensed up.

Then Hernan raised his hand in a quick wave-a reminder, or maybe a threat.

"See that?" Hernan murmured in my ear. "He's nervous,

"If he's nervous, he'll lose," I shot back.

"Wrong. You don't get human nature. A wolf's most excited when it smells blood. People aren't much

different."

glared, but Hernan barely noticed, already absorbed in the match. "Why do you think Steve cares

just who Steve was. But I kept my mouth shut. I wasn't feeding. Hernan's twisted

tilted his head. "Think he has feelings for

"Do

on mockery, never letting anything bother

toward Hayden. "You know how you can

love guru, lecturing me

sweet. But that's fake. Real

both your exes, aren't they? Do

tilting his chin toward Steve on the stage. "And let's not forget this one-the one with the

and I are

so? Guess we'll see

closed my eyes, feeling

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close, even fed me the past few days. It

late now. We were

the match. Steve was fast, precise. He took control early, inching closer to a win. Hernan clapped, thrilled. "As I thought, he won't disappoint." But the closer Steve got to

Herman's hand clamped down on my shoulder. "Stay put.