Stone strode back into the middle of the court. He had not even broken a sweat. He looked more ready than ever to knock everyone out of his path.

Suddenly the dark pair of eyes met mine across the room.

I felt like I had been caught doing something I should not have been. I continued to look at him, but I shifted in my seat and crossed one of my legs over the other.

His gaze captured mine until another whistle filled the hall again.

"I think Stone is taken." Lana's attention flickered between the game and me before she let out a giggle.

I continued to watch the game. I put extra effort into watching all of the players and not just the largest one of them.

Lana leaned to the side so that she could whisper into my ear "Do you find him attractive?"

"Who?" I asked, feigning innocent even though I knew exactly who she was talking about.

"You know who."

There was no point in denying it. To try and say that Stone was not lethally attractive was the same as arguing that the guillotine did not take someone's head off.

"I guess he is." I eventually told her with a nonchalant shrug "That doesn’t change the fact that he is an annoying ass that I can't stand."

She looked like she was going to say something else, but she was interrupted by a voice coming from the court.

"Ella!" Chase shouted as he dribbled the ball "If I score this basket, will you lift your shirt and give us all a treat?"

Most of the players were laughing as they took a glance at my tiny top.

The one huge, tattooed person that was not amused grabbed the ball from the quarterback and effortlessly rammed into his side.

The movement was so harsh and powerful that Chase fell over. He flew a good ten meters at the impact before he hit the floor with a bang.

All the laughter from the players died out as they stared at the scene with wide eyes.

I also stared wide-eyed after wincing at the brutal sound of Chase hitting the floor.

Stone did not spare a single glance at Chase when he took the shot from midcourt and threw the ball right into the hoop.

A chorus of screams and cheers broke the silence as everyone admired the remarkable throw of the ball.

Brennan jogged over towards the angry giant, and it looked like he was trying to reason with him. Stone was too busy scowling at the boy on the floor and clenching his hands into fists to listen to whatever Brennan was saying.

Lana blinked a few times before muttering "What the hell."

I blinked to make sure what had happened was real.

"Remind me never to shoot some hoops with Lurch." I mumbled to her.