Chapter 576

Guess you can't expect a wolf to go vegan.

Jace had told me Hernan wanted Steve to win, so all I could do was hope Steve would make it through okay.

The match started, and Steve stepped onto the court, eyes darting around.

He scanned the front row, exchanged glances with Hayden and Jace, then kept searching the seats, looking for... someone.

When his gaze finally landed on me, his face tensed up.

Then Hernan raised his hand in a quick wave—a reminder, or maybe a threat.

"See that?" Hernan murmured in my ear. "He's nervous."

"If he's nervous, he'll lose," I shot back.

"Wrong. You don't get human nature. A wolf's most excited when it smells blood. People aren't much different."

I glared, but Hernan barely noticed, already absorbed in the match. "Why do you think Steve cares about you?"

I wanted to say it was loyalty—that's just who Steve was. But I kept my mouth shut. I wasn't feeding Hernan's twisted games.

Hernan turned and tilted his head. "Think he has feelings for you, to