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TEEIA
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BETWEEN US AND THE COURT

BETWEEN US AND THE COURT

Hooking up with his enemy wasn't part of the plan for senior year.  For varsity captain Ethan Thorne, basketball was his future—and his only way out. Then Axel Mercer transfers in. Tall, unreadable, and effortlessly gifted, Axel tears through plays Ethan spent years mastering. When he ignores Ethan’s welcoming handshake, Ethan writes him off as an arrogant parasite. But when scouts turn from Ethan’s hard-earned fundamentals to Axel’s natural talent, rivalry turns into something darker. What if hard work will never beat someone who was simply born better? Their rivalry explodes into a catastrophic game that strips the team of its title and costs Ethan his captaincy. With his scholarship on the line, Ethan is given one last chance: thirty days of training under the rival he injured. Alone in the empty gym, hatred turns into something neither of them can control. Every drill becomes a battle. Every collision lasts a little too long. And the line between wanting to break each other and wanting something more starts to disappear. By day, they’re bitter rivals. By night, Ethan is left hiding bruises he can’t explain. Because Ethan thinks Axel is the threat standing between him and everything he’s worked for. He doesn’t know Axel has been hiding an obsession far more dangerous than their rivalry. And Ethan certainly never planned on becoming the one thing his enemy refuses to let go.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 7
Ethan's POV."THORNE!"Coach Davis’s voice didn't just carry across the gym; it rattled the backboards.The blast of his whistle sliced through the air like a knife, shrill and deafening."STOP! STOP THE DRILL! TIME'S UP!"The gym went dead silent. The only sound left was the hollow thump-thump-thump of the basketball I intentionally let fly past my fingers, bouncing off until it rolled to a slow stop under the bleachers.I stood in the paint, my chest heaving, sweat dripping from my chin onto the floor. My knees felt like they were packed with wet sand, but the fire burning in my veins was so hot I thought my skin might peel off.I looked right at Axel.Axel hadn't moved an inch from where he landed near the free-throw line. His dark hair was slightly damp, his jersey hanging loose on his broad shoulders. He just stared back at me, his dark eyes wide and unblinking."What the hell was that, Thorne?!"Coach Davis was marching toward me. His clipboard was swinging wildly in his fist, a
Última atualização: 2026-10-16
Chapter: CHAPTER 6
Axel's POV.My phone vibrated on the bench for the fifth time in twenty minutes.I didn't need to look at the screen. The caller ID was always the same: Dad.Every call was an interrogation. Did you speak to the academic advisor? Did you submit your application to the finance program? When are you moving back into the main house? He couldn't comprehend why his only son was wasting his life in a public high school gymnasium instead of preparing to manage private equity firms.He didn't know that basketball was the only place in the world where my head went quiet.When the ball bounced, when sneakers squeaked against the floor, when plays unfolded in clean, geometric lines—all the noise in my skull stopped. The suffocating anxiety that made it impossible for me to order food or talk to my classmates vanished whenever I stepped between the painted lines. I didn't want scouts. I didn't want a scholarship; my family had more money than I could spend in three lifetimes. I just wanted to pla
Última atualização: 2026-10-15
Chapter: CHAPTER 5
Ethan's POV."Get your hands off me, Ethan!" Emily protested, yanking her arm out of my grip the second we turned the corner."I'm saving you from humiliating yourself," I snapped, staring back down the empty hallway. Axel had already disappeared into the shadows near the back exit, not bothering to look back once. "Did you not see his face? He was looking at you like you were a bug on his windshield.""He was not!" Emily argued, her face flushed red as she fixed the strap of her bag. "He was about to give me his number before your loud, jealous ass stormed in here shouting like a maniac! You're literally cockblocking me on purpose!""I am not jealous of that arrogant prick!" I shot back. "And what the fuck did you just call it? Cockblocking? You're a girl, Emily!""It’s an expression, you illiterate caveman! You ruined my motion!""Your what?""My vibe! My game! God, you are so deeply uncultured it hurts my soul," she groaned, pressing two fingers against her forehead. "You have zero
Última atualização: 2026-10-05
Chapter: CHAPTER 4
Axel's POV.My hands were still trembling at my sides.Nobody noticed. To everyone in the gym, I probably looked completely relaxed—unbothered and cold. That was the curse of my face. Whenever my chest felt like it was caving in from panic, my expression just turned completely blank. Like a stone wall.In reality, my heart had been pounding for twenty minutes.Every single time Ethan stepped into my space during the scrimmage, my brain short-circuited. When he put his forearm against my hip on defense, pressing his sweaty chest against mine, the heat of his skin burned right through my jersey. He was so close I could smell him.And then he had barked right into my ear: "Right here, pretty boy. Let's see what you've got."Pretty boy.The words sent a shiver through me. It wasn't an insult, and it didn't make me angry. His furious voice made my breath catch, and I almost lost my dribble. Nobody had ever talked to me like that. People either spoke to me politely because of my family’s na
Última atualização: 2026-10-03
Chapter: CHAPTER 3
Ethan's POV."Coach, you can't be fucking serious."The words tore out of my throat before my brain could stop them.The locker room went dead silent. Nobody cursed at Coach Davis. Ever. But my hands were shaking, my blood boiling so hot I could feel it pulsing behind my eyeballs.Coach didn't even look up from his clipboard. He just clicked his pen. "Watch your mouth, Thorne. My decision is final. Axel starts at the two-guard. Julian runs second unit. That’s the lineup.""Julian has been busting his ass all summer!" I took a furious step forward, gesturing wildly toward Julian, who was still frozen, looking like someone had just ripped his lungs out. "He knows the entire offensive playbook inside out! He earned that starting spot with sweat and blood, Coach! And you’re just handing it to a guy who walked through the door ten minutes ago?!""I make the roster decisions, Ethan, not you," Coach said, his voice dropping into that low and dangerous tone that usually warned players to back
Última atualização: 2026-10-03
Chapter: CHAPTER 2
Axel's POV.My alarm went off at five in the morning, but I had already been staring at the white ceiling of my bedroom for two hours.The condo was completely silent. No maids knocking on doors, no business calls echoing from my father’s home office, and no passive-aggressive comments from my mother about my posture or my life choices. Just me.I didn't want to transfer here. But I didn't want the life my father had planned for me either. If he had his way, I'd be at a private academy across the country, wearing a tailored blazer and learning to take over his business.Basketball was the only thing I'd ever fought him on. So I chose this place instead. My father still gave me an allowance, just enough to get by, but he'd cut it down enough to make sure I knew who was in control.He didn't understand. The silence was the only part of my life I actually liked.It was the noise outside that terrified me.By the time I reached the campus parking lot at seven-forty, my stomach was already
Última atualização: 2026-10-03
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