Page 110 of Monstrous Serpent

Hunter grunts.

“We can, and we will, Little J,” Atlas says.

I huff and roll my eyes. “Possessive assholes.”

“Yeah, and what was that shit you pulled?” Hunter pauses, vein in his neck visibly pulsing, before he stalks away again.

Fuck. Point taken.

We approach the staff member, and Hunter shows her our tickets. After a quick safety rundown, she hands us our axe, and we make our way into an open lane.

Atlas gets into his stance, then winks at me. “Ready to lose.”

“Keep dreaming. I’m going to kick your ass.”

He throws, and his axe thuds into the second ring. “Ha! Beat that.”

“That's not even close to the center.”

I look over at Hunter, but he’s checking his phone, lips pressed tight. So, I step up to the line, roll my shoulders, then throw. My axe hits the outer ring. “Shit.”

“Your aim is almost as sad as the Titans' record lately.”

“Fuck off. We're down two of our top guys and you know it.”

“Yeah, speaking of, that video you sent me of Petrov going after Knight . . .” Atlas whistles and shakes his head. “Petrov just broke the man's finger and walked off like it was nothing. Thought they were buddies.”

“So did I.” I grab another axe. “I still don't know what Knight did. Nobody's asking either. Walsh is out with a concussion too, but at least Henneman's back.”

Atlas nudges me gently. “And you’re ahead of Isaksen in points.”

My cheeks heat, heart beating a little faster. “You’ve been checking my stats?”

He grins. “Maybe.”

Thunk.

Atlas and I both look at Hunter, then the target.

Bullseye.

Holy shit.

Hunter throws again. Same spot. “Looks like both of you are going to lose.”

My teeth sink into my bottom lip. Fuck, that’s hot.

“You look like you're about to bust in your pants, Little J.”

I whirl around and punch Atlas in the shoulder. “Do you even know how to be quiet?”

“Nope.” He throws another axe, this time hitting the third ring.

I smirk. “Sucks for you.”

Atlas quirks a brow, crossing his arms. My next throw completely misses the target, and he laughs. Of course, Hunter hits the bullseye again.

Fucking showoff.