Be My Endgame by Zarah Detand EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author:Zarah Detand
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“Now, folks.” The referee inserted a heavy pause. “I want a
nice, clean game. All right?”
Like anyone would tell him that no, what they wanted
was an ugly, dirty game. Come on.
Bouncing on the balls of his feet, Alex shielded his eyes against the sun,
watching the traditional handshake between Jeff and Oliver Bramwell.
Sportsmanship suitably demonstrated, the two captains headed to their
respective spots as the referee checked his watch with the air of someone
who wanted it known that time answered to him, not the other way around.
The same thing was true for the two teams lined up in formations that
differed slightly—two forwards on Alex’s team facing Manchester United’s
lone striker.
Lee Taylor.
Alex let his gaze rest on him for a beat, then he returned his attention to
the referee.
Come the fuck on.
When the whistle pierced the air, the crowd in Liverpool’s packed
stadium roared like a ravenous beast. Alex’s focus shrank to the pitch in
front of him.
It was on. Number one against number three, battling it out in a tight
race for the top spot in the Premier League. It was a perfect day for it, too—
a cloudless sky in early May, with the sun beating down as if it held a
personal grudge against any pale-skinned Brits in the crowd. A sea of red
jerseys filled the stands.
On the field, it was a different story. The visiting players were decked
out in dark green away shirts, clearly instructed by their coach to fight for
every inch on the pitch. Got to hand it to Ben Jimmer, he knew how to turn
a team around. In just over a year of training Manchester United, he’d
yanked their sinking star up by its bootstraps and brought them back to
Champions League standard. And Lee Taylor was key to Jimmer’s strategy.
Not today, though. Not if Alex could help it.
It was a hard-fought match from the get-go, both coaches shouting
instructions and spectators on the edge of their seats. Overpriced beer and
soggy chips were forgotten in favour of cheering on the teams, the rhythmic
beat of drums and clapping a steady hum in Alex’s head. Lee dashed in and
out of the penalty area, light on his feet, blink-and-you’d-lost-him. Alex
didn’t intend to blink and lose him—it was rare for him to mark one
specific player, but for the current top scorer of the Premier League, he was
willing to make an exception. Sure, when they’d last faced off against each
other, Lee had come out on top and he’d only improved since then. But so
had Alex.
At eighteen, Alex had been slight and gangly, hadn’t yet grown into his
new height. Now, some five years later, he’d filled out, and he had no
qualms about using his entire body to block Lee and intercept his shots.
While Lee might be faster, Alex had strength on his side along with a
healthy dose of lingering resentment, so whenever they clashed, tension
stretched thick. It was personal, all right.
Another clash. Alex squinted against the sun in his eyes as they jostled
for control of the ball, Lee twisting around his own axis, feigning to the
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