BREAKING THE BRO CODE
“You chose them over me,” Jules whispered, her voice breaking as Adrian walked away, “and now I’m paying for both our choices.”
The bro code was simple: teammates don't touch each other's sisters.
Jules Rowan broke it anyway. Adrian Cross was supposed to be her brother's best friend, not hers. The brooding transfer student with eyes and secrets carved into his skin. He was off-limits in every way that mattered.
But Jules was tired of being the perfect coach's daughter, so she pursued him. Seduced him and made him break every rule for her.
One stolen kiss in the equipment room changed everything.
Now her father won't speak her name, her brother wants Adrian's blood, and the entire campus treats her like a disease. She's broke, homeless, and friendless—the girl who destroyed a championship team for selfish love.
But the cruelest cut isn't the public humiliation or family abandonment. It's watching Adrian look at her like she's his biggest regret.
They say she's getting what she deserves for breaking the bro code.
Maybe they're right.
But some hearts are worth burning down the world for—even if you're the only one left standing in the ashes.
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Chapter: Chapter 10 - THE GUILT Adrian POVI shouldn't be here.From my spot behind the library column, I watch Jules carry a cardboard box down her dorm steps. Maya follows with another box, and even from fifty yards away, I can see how thin Jules has gotten in just four days."Cross, you coming to practice?" Tyler's voice behind me makes me jump.I step away from the column quickly. "Yeah. Just heading there now."Tyler follows my gaze across the quad. "Still watching her, huh?""No," I lied."Right." He claps my shoulder. "Coach sees you anywhere near her, you're done. You know that."I know. I've known since the team meeting when Coach made it crystal clear—stay away from Jules or lose everything.Tyler heads toward the athletic complex, but my feet won't move. I watch Jules trip on the bottom step, the box tilting dangerously before Maya steadies her. Even her coordination is off.This is my fault.The thought pounds through my head. Every consequence she's facing, every cruel comment, every moment of isolation
Last Updated: 2025-12-17
Chapter: Chapter 9 - THE MOVE OUT Jules POVThe campus security guard checks his watch for the third time in five minutes."You've got twenty more minutes, Miss Rowan," he says, not bothering to hide his impatience. "Then I lock up the building."I nod without looking at him, continuing to fold clothes into the cardboard boxes Maya brought from the campus bookstore. Everything I own has to fit into four boxes and two duffle bags. Twenty years of life reduced to what can be carried in one trip."This is insane," Maya mutters, throwing my textbooks into a box with more force than necessary. "Your dad seriously had security escort you to pack?""Apparently I'm a security risk now," I say, holding up the student athletic liaison badge I've worn proudly for two years. The plastic feels flimsy between my fingers.The guard shifts uncomfortably. "Orders are orders, Miss."I want to ask him if he has daughters. If he'd watch his own child get treated like a criminal for falling in love. But there's no point. He's just doing h
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Chapter: Chapter 8 - THE GRATITUDE Jules POVI'm walking past the student union when I hear Ethan's voice drifting from the outdoor seating area."I can't believe I didn't see it coming," he's saying.I should keep walking. Should go straight to Maya's dorm and pretend I never heard anything. But something in his tone sounded raw and wounded. It makes me stop behind the brick pillar that separates the walkway from the patio."You couldn't have known," comes Veronica's voice, dripping with false sympathy. "Jules has always been good at hiding her true nature."My blood turns to ice. I peer around the corner and see them sitting at one of the metal tables—Ethan with his head in his hands, Veronica leaning forward with practiced concern etched across her perfect features."I trusted her," Ethan continues. "My own sister. I brought Adrian home for dinner, introduced him to the family, and the whole time they were plotting behind my back.""You have such a good heart," Veronica says, reaching across the table to touch his a
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Chapter: Chapter 7 - THE FIRST ABANDONMENT Adrian POVThe meeting room feels like a courtroom, and I'm both the defendant and the witness for the prosecution.Coach Rowan's words echo in my head: One more incident, one more lapse in judgment, and you're gone.I keep my eyes fixed on the conference table, afraid to look up and see the disappointment in the faces around me. These men welcomed me like family, and I repaid their trust by going behind their backs."You understand what this means for team chemistry?" The coach continued, his voice cutting through my thoughts."Yes, sir," I reply automatically.But I don't understand anything anymore. Three days ago, I thought I knew who I was, what I wanted. Now I'm sitting here letting them tear apart the girl I love to save my own skin."Division rivalries are won and lost on unity," Ethan adds, his voice still raw. "One weak link destroys everything."The accusation hits its mark. I am the weak link. I'm the one who couldn't keep his hands off his best friend's sister."I take fu
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Chapter: Chapter 6 -THE TEAM MEETING Jules POVThe athletic building's side entrance is always unlocked during evening meetings. I learned that during sophomore year when I used to bring Dad forgotten playbooks and forgotten dinners.Now I'm using it to sneak into my own father's domain like a criminal.The hallway stretches before me, dimly lit by emergency lighting. My sneakers make soft squeaking sounds against the polished floor, and I wince at each step."I shouldn't be here," I whisper to myself.If Dad catches me, if security sees me but I need to know what they're saying about Adrian and me. I need to know if there's any chance of salvaging this nightmare.The team meeting room door comes into view, light spilling from beneath it. I can hear multiple voices, all male voices but familiar.I press myself against the wall and creep closer."complete lack of respect for this program," Dad's voice booms through the door. "For this family."My heart hammers against my ribs as I inch toward the gap between the door and
Last Updated: 2025-12-15
Chapter: Chapter 5: THE SILENCEJules POVHe freezes mid-step. For a moment, he just stares at me like I'm a ghost he wasn't expecting to see. Then his expression shutters closed, becoming carefully blank."Jules," he says quietly. "What are you doing here?"The distance in his voice hits me like a. This is the same person who whispered my name as he made love to me just three days ago, who held me close and promised we'd figure everything out together."I needed to see you," I say, taking a step closer. "We need to talk.""No, we don't," he replies, adjusting his bag strap and starting to walk away.I hurry after him. "Yes, we do. Adrian, please. Just five minutes.""There's nothing to talk about," he says without looking at me, his long strides eating up the sidewalk."Nothing to talk about?" I repeat, my voice rising. "Our relationship is exposed, my family has disowned me, the entire campus is treating me like a nobody, and you think there's nothing to talk about?"He stops abruptly and turns to face me. For a s
Last Updated: 2025-12-10
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