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*The air was electric with sudden, jarring tension.* Leo’s feet pounded across the turf, charging toward the girl he’d just felled with a wild pass. His heart thumped a frantic, irregular beat against his ribs. "Hey — are you okay?" he called, eating up the distance between them. A soft, pained groan escaped her as she tried to rise, her legs buckling beneath her. Startled, she slapped his offered hands away. "Don’t touch me," she slurred, her balance giving out as she dropped to her knees. "Okay!" Leo stepped back, palms raised in a placating gesture. "I’m so sorry." Swaying dangerously, she forced herself upright, her eyes glassy and out of focus. "Are you okay?"