Page 17 of Tamed (The Courtside King Duology 1)

The class returned the gesture and dispersed to the locker rooms.

“Damn.” Jegs sulked. “That flew by way too fast.”

Breck made a face. “Too fast?” He looked at Charlie. “His brain is broke.”

Charlie laughed.

Jegs grinned and shoved Breck’s shoulder.

They changed their clothes, then headed for the door.

Kai was standing by the sign-in counter. As they approached, he looked up. “Thanks for coming.”

Jegs grinned. “See you Wednesday.”

“Later.” Charlie nodded.

Breck just tipped up his chin and kept on walking. He couldn’t place it, but there was something about that guy that rubbed him weird. Made him feel ‘less than’ or something. Put a kink in his crown. So, no, there’d be no getting friendly, no matter how hot he found Grandmaster to be. He’d appreciate the man at arm’s length and that was it.

They exited and hit the sidewalk in the direction of their frat house, peers from the dojang closing in on all sides. Guys, fellow sports fans, keeping pace to talk basketball. Girls with starry eyes, all batting their lashes.

Breck smiled, strutting tall, the admiration like its own kind of high. And yet, as they ambled down the sidewalk and readied to take the turn up ahead, he found himself looking back.

Back at that dojang.

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