Pain & Redemption (Blood and Iron Warriors Book 2) by Kat Kenyon & Taryn Lawson

Author:Kat Kenyon & Taryn Lawson [Kenyon, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: football, Southern California, college sports, athlete, dancer, Sports Romance, first love, college, new adult, romance
Publisher: Blood and Iron Entertainment, LLC
Published: 2019-04-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Tyler Blackman

Even with finals over, I’m still running my ass off trying to get things done.

Coach is all over me, and he’s not wrong.

It’s clear to everyone I’ve dropped too much weight, and worse, my energy’s low. I’m keeping up my performance on the field by killing myself, but I walk off the field from practices feeling hollowed out. No matter what I do, I struggle with my appetite, and it’s killing my ability to recover from workouts and keeping me from doing my job.

I’m falling apart, literally. Bruises that used to heal are now lingering and there’s no real recovery happening after I push too hard. I don’t know how I’m still moving, let alone practicing.

I don’t know how to fix it either, but I have to do something in the next couple of weeks. That much was clear from today’s practice.

I heaved over a garbage can twice, my body cramping around an empty stomach, sending the shakes and clamminess all over me.

I close my eyes for a moment before tossing my pads into my locker.

They’ve let me do my own thing all year because my work ethic and routines were working. Now, I face a full takeover of every part of my training and nutrition if I don’t get my shit together because what I’m doing to myself right now isn’t working.

The last thing I want is micro-management of my life. That’s what Dad did, and I don’t need it from my coaching staff. Dad’s finally irrelevant, and I want to keep my life in my own hands.

I’m going to use these weeks out of class to try to find a way through this shit.

At least you’re not going home during break.

Since my schedule is packed, Mom’s coming here. With the divorce, there are no happy holidays for either of us this year. Neither of us is pretending things are normal. Instead, we’re spending Christmas together, then she’ll go back and play war games with Granddad. She’ll run the gauntlet of her side of the family, getting through the uncles, aunts, and cousins who will be all over her for information, and going to events with Granddad.

Mom is Granddad’s favorite, always has been, so right now he wants to kill my dad for hurting her and me, but she’ll still be stuck with the vipers in his house. Being there for an extended period isn’t fun, but she’s doing it to keep Granddad from being alone with them, and to keep me out of their crosshairs.

I’m glad I’ve got an excuse not to go. Family or not, I’d rather be here, where I’ve got teammates around to hang with if I get too bored. I can focus on studying film, memorizing the playbook, working with the position coach, and digging in to every element of my job.

And eat…you have to eat!

“Hey, dumbfuck!”

We just spent an hour running routes and McVey’s arm looks perfect. While my split times are slow, they’re still faster than most of the leagues’. Now, my fearless leader’s standing behind me, purposely antagonizing me.

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