Tears streamed down Kimi's face without warning. She couldn't understand the source of her overwhelming emotion. Was she mourning the pain she had inflicted on Bennett's heart?
Or was she weeping for someone entirely different?
Her mind raced as she searched for answers. She needed to understand his motivations, needed to comprehend why he had made such a devastating choice.
Not only had he deliberately sabotaged his own performance to prove a point, but he had also burdened her with an crushing weight of guilt.
Never in her wildest dreams had she expected him to sacrifice his triumph for her sake.
Lost in thoughts of him, her feet carried her forward until she found herself frozen at the campus entrance gate.
Hidden behind the thick trunk of an oak tree, she watched the group of boys with growing alarm. Kolton was preparing to leave campus when his teammates cornered him.
The fury in their voices carried clearly across the distance.
