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"Five-Forty Double Tailwhip That practice paid off," Penna called up, cheering when he disreat, wait until you see him on a motocross bike"

I was too stunned to rin and bowed as if he’d performed only for my pleasure My smile was impossible to contain as I clapped for hi up to where Brooke and I watched, and hter was instant

I’d knoho he was since Miami, but it had never hit home until this moment He wasn’t just any extreme athlete, he was one of the best in the world

"We have to do another set, is that okay?" he asked

"Of course," I called down "I’roupies

"Wanna try?" He wiggled his eyebrows under his helo start the wild rumpus"

"What?" he asked

"Well, let’s face it, you’re pretty s around here" Even his name, Pax, was too close to Max to not draw the coo findhe’d gotten my little joke made me smile even wider

The trees to the left of the staircase rustled, and three preteen boys popped their heads over the concrete barrier only high enough to see the pipe "We have an audience," I told Brooke

"Always do," she said "They all want to be just like the Renegades Well, until they realize what it costs"

"What’s that?" King of all the wild things, indeed

"Time, tears, broken bones, and broken hearts"

The next set began, and while the others were good--Landon the best, even--none of them held my attention like Paxton Only Pax made me hold my breath with his tricks and made my pulse pound

Then one of the CTDs lost his board ravity pulled hi sound sickened my stomach

Paxton and Landon ran to the ramp while the staff huddled around the rider "Who is that?" I asked

"Not sure," Brooke said "But uess would be that ar the injured ar aoing to stop?"

Brooke laughed "None of theotten this far if a broken arm stopped them Hell, Penna had broken both her ar to talk her out of this career choice" Her s stops them, even when it should"