Kiss To Salvage: A Brother's Best Friend College Sports Romance (Blairwood University) by Anna B. Doe

Author:Anna B. Doe [Doe, Anna B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

JADE

“What are you doing, Prescott?” I repeat, looking up from the needle stuck in his leg to his face.

What the hell is going on here?

That night a couple of weeks back, just after my first round of chemo, flashes in my mind again. I thought I was seeing things—that it was all in my head—but apparently, I wasn’t.

Prescott only stares at me, eyes wide, lips parted.

“Jade, I—” His tongue darts out, sliding over his lips as he looks around, searching for an out.

Screw this.

I march toward him, grabbing the bottle off the bench.

“No, don’t…” He tries to reach for it, but it’s already too late. I turn my back to him, pulling the bottle out of his reach as I scan the label on the front.

“Steroids?” I turn around instantly, my eyes wide as my fingers grip the almost empty bottle. “You’re taking steroids?”

“Jade, I can explain.”

“Explain? Okay, then explain it to me. Because the only thing that comes to my mind is, what the hell, Prescott?”

“It’s just…” He runs his palm over his face. “It’s been hard, okay?”

I stare at him, unsure if I heard him correctly. “Hard? That’s the best you’ve got? It’s been hard?”

“Yes, Jade, it’s been freaking hard!” He yells, his face turning red. He yanks the needle out of his thigh and gets to his feet. “My leg has been messed up ever since the injury last year. No amount of rehab could take away the pain.”

“How long?”

I try to look back and see the signs that I might have missed.

“I’ve been taking painkillers ever since I rejoined the team. The…” There’s a beat of silence. “The other thing, just a few weeks. Ever since I was reinjured in that game.”

I shake my head, not believing what I’m hearing. Months. He’s been in pain for months, and he hasn’t said a word.

And I haven’t seen it.

I’ve been so stuck in my own bullshit that I haven’t seen it all happening right in front of my eyes.

“Why didn’t you say something?”

“Say something?” he scoffs like the mere idea is laughable. “What was I supposed to say? Hey Coach, I know you guys depend on me, but my leg is killing me every time you push me too hard? He would have kicked me off the team instantly.”

“To me! Why didn’t you say something to me?”

“To have you judge me like you are now?” He shakes his head. “I think I’ll pass. Besides, we were just hooking up.”

“I’m not judging you. I’m worried. What if somebody finds out? It’ll ruin your whole career.”

It’ll ruin this whole team. Because there is no way that if something like this came out, that the Ravens would come out of it unscathed. Every single player would be looked at with distrust.

“Of course, you’re judging me. Hell, I’m judging myself. Do you really think I want to do it? Do you think it’s easy for me? But it’s been the only way. Steroids were my safest option to get back to the game.

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