Page 388 of Ruthless Court

“You admire your first attempt.”

Noah makes a choking sound.

Vale turns toward him.

“What does that mean?”

Hannah answers before he can.

“When you miss the put-back, you watch it.”

“I do not.”

“You do.”

“No.”

“You want film?”

Vale looks insulted.

“I know my own game.”

“So does Kane.”

I grin into my coffee.

“Careful, Vale.”

Hannah sets down her fork.

“You get excellent position. Your first jump is explosive. But if the ball doesn’t fall where you expect, you land too upright and spend half a second tracking it instead of loading again.”

Vale’s expression changes.

Barely.

Interested now.

“You think I’m slow on the second jump?”

“I think you could be faster.”

Eli pulls out the chair beside him.

“Wait.”

No.

Absolutely not.

I know where this is going.

Hannah continues.

“You also bring the ball down too often after offensive rebounds when there’s a guard digging from the strong side.”

Vale stares at her.