Pivot Point (Blades of Havoc Book 2) by Eva Chance & Harlow King

Author:Eva Chance & Harlow King [Chance, Eva & King, Harlow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2023-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Luciana

Even though we’d only come in third, the Okabe siblings were not going to hear talk of defeat. The sound of Emi’s high-pitched praise filled every room of the apartment as she fawned over me and Jasper.

“Anyone with eyes could see your performance was so much better than that blond guy,” she insisted around a huge bite of her meatball sub. We’d picked up dinner from a local sandwich shop to celebrate our qualifying for Finals—which did deserve celebrating, even if we’d only made it by a hair.

I couldn’t help smiling, even though the mouthful of Philly-style cheesesteak stuck in my throat before continuing down. “Pretty sure the judges had eyes.”

She let out a huff and patted my arm. “They got too caught up in the specifics of the moves. But you had all the passion! The little mistakes don’t matter when you both showed how much the routine meant to the two of you.” She aimed a smile Jasper’s way too.

Niko came back to the table with a beer and gave me a quick hug from behind. “That’s what I keep saying. Once you get your nerves totally under control, your combination of skill and emotion will be unbeatable.”

I inhaled deeply, fighting with my guilt and my irritation over having lost to Quentin, of all people. I hadn’t been able to tell the guys exactly what had messed up my nerves yet, since Emi had been with us since we’d left the arena.

From Rafael’s knowing gaze as he watched the rest of us in his typical solemnly quiet state, he suspected the truth.

“I sure hope so,” I said to Niko, and gulped down another bite of my sub.

He tapped his pocket. “I’ve already gotten requests for a couple of interviews, reporters wanting to cover Jasper’s comeback. They’d love to talk to you too, of course, Angel.”

My heart gave a little lurch, both excitement that we’d gotten that kind of attention and panic at the idea of having more of a spotlight on me. I was supposed to be laying as low as I could for as long as possible.

I couldn’t comment on that in front of Emi, but the carefulness of Niko’s tone told me that he’d already guessed I’d want to decline.

I shot him a thankful smile. “I think I’ll let Jasper handle the reporters for now.”

Jasper shook his head in mock consternation. “Abandoning me now?” he teased.

I wrinkled my nose at him. “Not on the ice.”

Emi bounced in her seat with her irrepressible energy. “Oh, I wish I could stay to watch your skills grow. But I can only take off so much time from work before they get upset. Maybe I’ll be able to fly back in November to see you at Finals, though.”

My spirits lifted in a way I hadn’t expected. “Really? It’s a long way to home.”

She waved off my comment. “If I can make it work with my boss, I’ll be here. I haven’t had an excuse to travel in a long time. And it’d be amazing to see you skate in person again.

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