Unwanted Nerd: Chased By The B-Ball Stars
Nerdy Deborah with her big rimmed glasses, has been in love with Caleb, her childhood crush and basketball player for the past ten years. She got admission into the same college as him and even got a job as the coachās assistant just to be near him. All hell let's lose when she confesses her love to him and tells him she's a virgin and that she wants him to take her virginity on her 18th birthday without knowing she was being filmed by the school bully.
Liam, the Captain of the basketball team and Calebās best friend, offers Deborah a contract to school her on the art of seduction which could help her get Caleb, in return for something he needs.
As Deborah is transformed from invisible nerd to campus heartbreaker, sparks fly where they shouldnāt. What starts as a lesson in flirting quickly spirals into a war of emotions, secrets, and betrayal. Caleb starts noticing her. Liam starts needing her. And someone elseāsomeone dangerousāstarts watching her.
But when love is a game, and the stakes are deadly, who will winā¦ and who will pay the price?
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Chapter: Chapter 138: New BeginningsDeborah's POV ***Two years later***I stood in front of my bedroom mirror, adjusting my graduation cap for what felt like the hundredth time. The tassel kept falling in my face no matter how many bobby pins I used to secure it."Stop fussing," Charlotte said from where she sat on my bed, already dressed in her own cap and gown from our graduation from college two years ago. "You look perfect.""I look like I'm wearing a very flat hat," I muttered, but I stopped touching it anyway.Today was the day. Graduation day. Not just any graduation either, but grad school graduation with honours. The gold cord around my neck marked me as someone who had achieved academic excellence.My phone buzzed with a text from Liam saying he was already at the venue with my mim rqcand the rest of our group."Ready?" Charlotte asked, standing and smoothing down her dress. She had taken the day off work to be here."As ready as I'll ever be," I said, grabbing my purse.The drive to the university auditorium
Last Updated: 2025-11-02
Chapter: Chapter 137: Moving ForwardDeborah's POV The sunlight streaming through my dorm room window felt warmer than it had in weeks, or maybe I was just finally able to appreciate it again. I stretched in my bed, feeling the pleasant ache of muscles that had been worked hard during my morning self-defense session with Liam.Over the next few weeks, things slowly started to feel normal again, or at least a new version of normal that I could live with. We resumed our last semester in college. I laughed more. That was the biggest change I noticed. Real laughter that came from deep in my belly and made my cheeks hurt. Not the polite, careful laughter I had been forcing in those first days after the hospital, but genuine joy at silly things like Charlotte tripping over her own feet or Liam making terrible puns that were so bad they circled back to being funny."You're smiling," Charlotte observed from where she sat cross-legged on her bed, textbooks spread around her in organized chaos."Am I?" I touched my face and real
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Chapter: Chapter 136: Finding HimDeborah's POV My hands shook as I unfolded the letter, the paper crinkling softly in the quiet hospital room. Charlotte had moved closer, her presence a silent support, while my mother hovered on the other side of the bed looking worried.I read the first line, and my heart dropped.As I read the contents of the letter, tears dropped freely down my face, blurring the words until I had to blink several times to clear my vision enough to continue reading.The letter wasn't long. Maybe that made it worse somehow. All it said was how he loved me too much to keep putting me in harm's way and how it was best we separated because I was no longer safe with him.Each word felt like a knife cutting into my chest. I could picture him writing this, probably with tears in his own eyes, convincing himself he was doing the right thing. The noble thing. Protecting me by leaving me.But he was wrong. He was so completely, utterly wrong."That idiot," I whispered, then said it louder. "That complete i
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 135: The Weight of GuiltThe hospital hallway smelled like antiseptic and floor polish, sharp and chemical in a way that made Liam's eyes water if he breathed too deeply. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting everything in a harsh white glow that made everyone look slightly ill.While the police came to take statements and photograph evidence, Deborah and all those who had been injured were rushed to the hospital in a convoy of ambulances, their sirens wailing through the night like a chorus of grief.Liam had ridden in the ambulance with Deborah, holding her cold hand while the paramedics worked around him. Her face had been so pale, almost grey in the harsh ambulance lighting. Her breathing had been shallow and rapid, her pulse thready under his fingertips."Is she going to be okay?" he had asked the paramedic, a middle-aged woman with kind eyes."We're doing everything we can," she had replied, which wasn't really an answer at all.Now, hours later, Liam sat in an uncomfortable plastic chair in the I
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Chapter: Chapter 134: When Violence Comes HomeDeborah smiled as she watched Emma play around the garden.The little girl was chasing butterflies through the rose bushes, her laughter carrying across the manicured lawn like music. Emma's dark hair bounced with each leap, and her small hands reached out, trying to catch the delicate insects that always managed to flutter just out of reach.It had easily been a couple of days since Liam brought her back to his family's home. Four days, to be exact. Four days of slowly piecing herself back together in this place that felt more like a fortress than a house, with its high walls and security cameras and armed guards stationed at every entrance.And though she still had a few nightmares about Noah and Alice and even sometimes Caleb, she knew she was getting better. The nightmares came less frequently now. Some nights, she even slept through until morning without waking up screaming.It was all thanks to Liam and Charlotte.She saw their effort in every small gesture. The way Liam never l
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter 133: Aftermath Or NotLiam's POV Please be fine. Please be safe.The words circled around my mind like a prayer. I couldn't stop repeating, over and over until they lost all meaning and became just sounds, just desperate noise filling the silence of my own fear.My hands gripped the dashboard of the lead security vehicle so hard my knuckles had gone white. Every second felt like an hour. Every mile stretched out endlessly in front of us.We were tracking the location of the last call Alice had made. One of my father's tech people had traced it within minutes, pulling strings and accessing systems that probably weren't entirely legal, but I didn't care about that right now. All I cared about was finding Deborah.Alice had ordered takeout and had it delivered to an abandoned warehouse at the outskirts of town, which was a bit far from the college. Too far. The distance made my chest tight with anxiety. What if we were too late? What if something had already happened?While I prayed for Deborah's safety, ano
Last Updated: 2025-10-31
Chapter: Chapter 127The logic was sound, the kind of reasoning that made it clear this was about competence as much as disrespect. People who could be fooled so easily, who made no effort to verify information before acting on it, who followed authority without questioning obviously suspicious circumstances, were liabilities in any organization."You are all fired," Julian finished, the declaration delivered with finality that made several people gasp.Referring to Clara and the other employees apart from Victor, his hand swept to encompass everyone who had actively participated in the harassment. His face showed no regret, no hesitation about ending multiple careers with a simple statement. They had made their choices, and now they would face the consequences."Please, Sir," Clara said, falling to her knees immediately. "I'm so sorry."Joined by the other employees who had insulted Emilia, they formed a line of begging figures that would have been pathetic if their earlier cruelty had not been so eviden
Last Updated: 2026-01-07
Chapter: Chapter 126"Who dares to insult my wife?" Alexander walked in closely behind them.His voice cut through the lobby like a blade, sharp and dangerous, carrying the kind of authority that made everyone freeze in place. At the same time, guards filed into the lobby and surrounded them, moving with military precision to secure every exit. The security personnel were clearly Alexander's people, wearing different uniforms from the institute's guards, faces set in grim lines that suggested they were prepared for violence if necessary.Alexander's presence transformed the atmosphere completely. Where Mason and Julian radiated protective fury, Alexander carried something colder, more controlled, but no less dangerous. His eyes had gone yellow, wolf visible just beneath the surface despite his perfectly tailored suit. His hands were clenched at his sides, jaw tight enough that the muscle jumped visibly beneath his skin."My Princes, Alpha Reed," Victor said, his voice carrying the kind of deference reserv
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Chapter: Chapter 125Emilia and the other employees burst out in laughter at the unceremonious way Jessy hit the ground. The sound filled the lobby, genuine amusement mixed with the relief of tension finally breaking. Emilia's hand came up to cover her mouth, but her shoulders shook with mirth that could not be contained. The employees joined in, their earlier fear transforming into nervous laughter that suggested they were trying to distance themselves from their mistakes. Some pointed at Jessy sprawled on the floor, others exchanged glances that communicated shared embarrassment at having been fooled. The sound echoed off the marble floors and high ceilings, amplifying until it felt like the entire building was laughing.Peter had a hand pressed to his chest, trying to regain his composure but failing as fresh waves of laughter overtook him. Even Victor's stern expression had cracked slightly, one corner of his mouth twitching upward despite his obvious attempt to maintain professional dignity."Emilia
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Chapter: Chapter 124"Victor, perfect timing," Clara exclaimed, quickly moving away from Emilia to where Victor now stood, her steps were unsteady, heels clicking erratically against the polished floor. Shock and fear still written on her face, her eyes remained wide and her breathing came in short gasps. She had no idea what had just happened, could not comprehend how Emilia had forced her to strike herself three times without touching her.As she reached Victor's side, her hand came up to cradle her now red cheek. The skin was inflamed, three distinct handprints visible where her palm had connected with force. Her fingers touched the tender flesh gingerly, wincing at even that gentle contact. Blood had dried at the corner of her mouth where her ring had cut into her lip during the final slap."These people walked in here disrespecting the CEO's sister," she whined, her voice taking on a plaintive quality designed to evoke sympathy.Pointing back toward Peter and Emilia, her other hand gestured wildly t
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Chapter: Chapter 123"Do not touch either of us," Emilia warned. Her voice cut through the lobby with unmistakable authority, the tone shifting from patient to commanding in an instant. She had had enough of the rubbish all these ignorant persons had tried to pull, enough of being dismissed and insulted and physically manhandled. Her eyes had gone hard, jaw set in a line that suggested she was done being accommodating.But if it came down to any of them trying to physically harm either her or Peter, she was not going to sit back. The threat was implicit in her posture, in the way her body had shifted to a more defensive stance. Her feet planted wider, weight distributed evenly, preparing to move if necessary. "Yes, do not dare touch her," Peter said, moving to stand more directly in front of Emilia despite her being the one with supernatural abilities.His protective instinct overrode logic, driven by Alexander's orders to keep her safe at all costs. His own body had tensed, chest puffed out in an attem
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Chapter: Chapter 122"Don't worry, Princess," Peter whispered, his voice barely audible even to Emilia's enhanced hearing. "I won't let anyone hurt you."Alexander had been explicit in his instructions when sending Peter to work here. 'Protect Emilia at all costs, but respect her desire for anonymity. Do not reveal who she was unless her life was in immediate danger.' Peter took those orders seriously, understanding that his boss's marriage depended on showing Emilia the respect of honoring her wishes even when it went against every protective instinct.The corner of Emilia's mouth twitched, suppressing the urge to laugh at the absurdity of the situation. Here stood Peter, a regular wold with little supernatural abilities, positioning himself between her and potential threats. His body was tense with determination, shoulders squared despite the security guards who outweighed him significantly. His hands had curled into fists at his sides, ready to fight if necessary.The thought brought warmth to her ches
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Chapter: Chapter 100Kyle's povThe smile on Clara's face was the smile I had been working toward all evening and I had gotten it through a completely different route than the one I had planned when I put on the charcoal suit this morning and told myself tonight was the night everything turned around.But the destination was the destination regardless of the route, and I had learned a long time ago not to be precious about methods when the outcome was what mattered.I stood on the pavement outside the Swan Hotel and looked at Clara with her tear-streaked face and her redirected anger and I thought about how straightforward she had always been to read, how the path to getting Clara moving in a particular direction had never required much more than finding the right current and pointing her at it. The current tonight was Randy. The current was always Randy. Even when I had been trying to redirect it toward myself, the current was Randy, and the most efficient thing I could do with that fact was use it rathe
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Chapter: Chapter 99Clara's povI stood and watched them walk away and the watching of it was its own particular kind of pain, specific and located, sitting in the center of my chest with the precision of something that knew exactly where to press.Randy's hand in Angel's hand. The ease of it. The way he moved with her like the moving was natural rather than performed, like the contact between them had already found its own rhythm before tonight and tonight was just the first time I was seeing it. They crossed the floor toward the table where the signing documents were arranged and the room that had been watching everything all evening continued watching, and I stood where Randy had left me with the pieces of the marriage contract still in one hand and nothing in the other and nowhere to put any of it.I watched them sit.I watched Mr Jake bring the documents forward with the professional care of someone handling things that matter and I watched Randy pick up the pen with the same unhurried steadiness he
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Chapter: Chapter 98Randy's povThe smile came from somewhere deep and settled and was nothing like the polite smiles I had been producing at various points throughout the evening for various reasons.This one was just real. Angel's fingers were still linked through mine and the warmth of that contact was doing something quiet and significant in the middle of everything the evening had contained, and I stood in the banquet hall with the chandelier light on everything and I let the smile be exactly what it was without managing it into something smaller.I love you. Three words in Angel's voice without hesitation or condition, delivered with the ease of someone who had known the thing long enough that saying it was a release rather than a risk. I turned them over in my mind and felt the specific texture of receiving them, the unfamiliarity of it, the way something you have not had before feels when you first have it, slightly too large for the space your body has prepared.I thought about the past few days
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Chapter: Chapter 97Randy's povClara's plea sat in the air between us and I looked at her holding the pieces of the marriage contract in her hands and I felt the full weight of what she was asking for and I let myself feel it honestly rather than pushing it away, because she deserved honesty more than she deserved a quick dismissal.I thought about what one more chance meant. I had given one more chance the shape of a marriage and lived inside that shape for five years and I knew exactly what one more chance looked and felt and smelled like from the inside, the specific texture of it, the daily negotiation of being present in a space where you were simultaneously invisible.I looked at Clara and I began to speak."All through our marriage," I said, and my voice came out the way it had come out all evening, level and clear and carrying the specific quality of someone saying things they have thought about for long enough that the thinking is finished and only the saying remains, "you never got me a presen
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Chapter: Chapter 96Clara's pov"What do you mean repay a debt?" I heard my own voice asking the question, and it came out with a confusion that was genuine, my brows pulling together on their own. "What debt?"Randy looked at me with the same expression he had been wearing all evening and I had the thought, not for the first time tonight, that I didn't fully know this face. I knew the face of the man I had been married to for five years but this face had something in it that the other one hadn't had, or had had and I hadn't seen, a settled quality that had no need of anything from me."When Kyle left you," Randy said, and he said it with the evenness of someone recounting events they have no emotional investment in anymore, "you were in a really bad situation. You wouldn't sleep. You wouldn't eat. You stopped functioning in the basic ways that people function." He held my gaze. "Then it got worse. You became suicidal."The word landed in my chest.I remembered that period. I remembered it the way you re
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Chapter: Chapter 95Clara's povI stood in the middle of the banquet hall with the smile on my face and the warmth of it genuine, and waited for Randy to move toward me.The evening had stripped away so many things I thought I knew, laying them out in their actual shapes under the chandelier light for everyone in the room to see, and what the stripping had left behind was something I hadn't expected to feel in the middle of a public event surrounded by press and strangers, which was a clarity that was almost painful in how clean it was.Kyle had been pretending. That was the fact that kept arriving and arriving, each time with the same fresh quality of something I hadn't finished accepting. All those years, all those moments I had turned away from Randy and toward Kyle, all the times I had believed Kyle's version of events over my own husband's, all of it had been constructed from a lie that Kyle had maintained with the commitment of someone who had nothing else to offer and knew it.Randy had been innoc
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