The Promises We Break (Balance of Power Book 2) by Berlin Wick

Author:Berlin Wick [Wick, Berlin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wick Publications
Published: 2024-09-05T00:00:00+00:00

I stare back at Henry on the pitcher’s mound. We’re up one run at the bottom of the ninth, and we can’t risk anyone else getting on base. Our Coach almost took Henry out of the game after that double, but thankfully, I just stopped Leach from coming into home base with the last hit. Now we just have one player on second and we need another out.

I eye him in a silent understanding. We both know what needs to happen. Reynolds is coming up to bat. Reynolds is calculated; he needs his pitches slow and steady. His reaction time is not as great as others, but he packs a power punch when he does nail it. I call out to Henry for a high fastball. We both know he needs to go top right because Reynolds doesn’t hug his bat close to his body as he should. A high fastball will make him swing, but he’ll miss.

I crouch down and call it out with my fingers, my mitt strategically placed exactly where I know Henry is throwing.

Henry stands tall, bringing his mitt to his pitching hand, looks over his shoulder at second base, then back to me. He shakes his head and his hand peers over his mitt, just barely enough for me to see his pointer finger and middle finger, separated, splayed over the top of the baseball.

Wait. Why is he holding it that way? That’s not his fast-pitch grip.

He lifts his leg, whipping it up quickly before circling his shoulder and ripping the ball through the air. His stance is all off.

My reaction time is slow. The ball cannons through the air between the mound and home base. It flies like lightning, and I’m still thrown off by the moments before his pitch.

Before I can register, Reynolds is swinging. The ball misses both his bat and my mitt as it soars between us, crashing into my ankle, forcing me to fall backward as my entire body explodes in pain.

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