Page 149 of Scrum Heat

They disperse, and I turn around to catch Theo and Finn trying to stack protein tubs. Apparently, they want to see who can do a handstand on top of them first.

Jax appears beside me. “Ten dollars says Finn breaks the whiteboard.”

I snort. “Done.”

“Hey.” Frankie tugs on my sleeve. “You see Ollie?”

I glance around. “Yeah. He’s hovering by the showers. What about him?”

“I don’t know if I’m just imagining things, but Iswearhe’s been looking at Harper like he wants to proposeandask her what her printer toner preferences are.”

I frown, then turn to watch him a second from across the room. Come to think of it, hehasmentioned her a couple of times; in training sessions, and in the gym,

“You think she’d go for him?”

“I mean… I don’t see why not,” Frankie shrugs.

I shrug. “Then I’ll see what I can do.”

“I love when you meddle,” she grins.

“I’m very subtle.”

At that moment, Theo yells, “if I land this, then someone’s buying me a new blender!”

—right before crashing into the benches.

Tom reappears and lets out a long-suffering sigh. “JesusChrist.”

“I told you,” Coach Graham mutters. “We should’ve installed padded walls.”

“Frankie!” Harper calls out, rushing over toward us. “This isgold. Pure feral alpha content. I’m putting it on Instagram Stories and tagging it ‘Omega-Owned.’”

Frankie laughs so hard she nearly drops her own phone.

I look around and drink it all in again. Theo yelling. Finn flexing. Jax quietly sharing a protein bar with Ben. Even Tom pretending this is all fine.

And then, of course, at Frankie; flushed and glowing and pressed into my side like it’s the only place she wants to be.

I let it sink in:

We won. We held it together, we proved them wrong, and we did it like this.

Together, as a pack.

And the best part?

We’re just getting started.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Frankie

It starts with the door slamming open, followed by the unmistakable thump of someone hitting the wall and a triumphant shout of “I told you that bollard wasn’t real!”

Finn. Definitely Finn.

Then comes Theo’s voice, lower and less coherent.

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