Chapter 17

As I put the weights down and inhaled deeply, a surprised voice said, "Are you weight lifting?" I got up from the bench by sliding under the bar. Levi was standing in the entrance to his home gym and was staring at me in disbelief. I snatched up my water bottle from the floor, gulped it down, and then threw it back.

"Yeah, you want to spot?" I asked.

Levi looked at me bewildered and murmured, "Sure. Let me just change out of my suit." He left through the front entrance and returned upstairs to the main residence. I wiped the perspiration from my brow with my towel.

Coach Greene told me I could use the archery supplies whenever I wanted, so Dean brought me up after school. I made the deliberate choice to improve my shooting to Olympic levels; I wasn't required to compete, but I would do it anyway since I liked the sport and it wasn't right to squander my gift just because I was upset over my prior Alpha's decision.

Because Levi was still at work, Dean stayed with me for a bit, but I ju