Play it Straight
“Rule #1: Don’t fall for the roommate. Rule #2: Seriously, don’t fall for the roommate.”
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After an incident that shattered her confidence, Phoenix wants nothing more than to disappear. So, when her twin brother makes her a crazy, bizarre but deliciously sinful offer, she slips on a uniform and takes her place as his twin ‘brother’ at Harrison Park Academy — a chance to restart and feel in control, just until she feels okay again.
But HPA has its own rules—and none of them account for bathroom phobias, shared dorms, or accidentally locking eyes with your ridiculously attractive new roommate.
Justice is intense, loyal, and way too perceptive for her comfort. Worst of all? He’s the one person she can’t seem to avoid… or stop thinking about. He’s just irritating enough to make her blood boil. But he’s also kind in the quietest ways, and she’s falling, fast.
Now Phoenix is navigating locker room close calls, midnight showers, secret crushes, late-night parties with their sister all-girls’ school across the lake and an escalating rivalry between the athletes and the academic elite. Her lies are stacking higher than her jump shots, and with each game, the stakes get heavier.
Everyone thinks she’s just another boy chasing a spot on the team. But she’s playing for more than victory.
She’s playing to feel like herself again.
She’s playing to forget what happened last year.
And if anyone finds out who she really is, it won’t just be her cover that’s blown— it’ll be her entire world.
Phoenix is one step away from getting exposed. And when you’re living a lie?
One wrong move is all it takes to lose the game.
How long can she keep playing it straight?
Baca
Chapter: RACKS AND BANDAGESPHOENIX’S POVMy head felt light when I finally opened my eyes. I sat up straight and noticed the rows of neatly made beds separated by sliding curtains, each with crisp sheets and state-of-the-art monitoring equipment.“You’re up.”I jumped at the sound of Marlow’s voice. He looked different – carefree and giddy, with a very suspicious teasing grin on his face. I looked around me and saw no one else, just Marlow leaning against the pole holding up my curtain, grinning his face off silly. It was the first time I was seeing him like this – happy and so full of life. There was not an ounce of sleep in his eyes and his messy hair gave him a very cute boy-next-door look.“What’s going on? What am I doing here?”“That’s the same question I wanted to ask you.” He moved closer, his steps swift and eager, and plopped down on the stool beside me. He gave me a once over, his smile never once leaving his face.“You passed out during practice. Luckily, the guys and I were there to watch you so Mi
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Chapter: YOU BREAK ONE CURSE, ANOTHER FOLLOWS YOUJUSTICE’S POV“What the hell did you think you were doing making Christopher a part of the tryout process?”I winced at Harry’s sharp voice. I was still trying to decide what to wear for the private room match – my favorite jersey that I got from Jackson or the ones the school gave me when I became assistant captain.“Harry, Chris is a key player in the team. Of course he should be part of the tryout process. How else would we be able to choose great new players to be on the team?” I patted his shoulder and he groaned loudly in frustration.“Do you have a death wish, Justice? Is that it? Is Jackson’s absence beginning to eat you from the inside out?” I pretended to brush off imaginary dust from my sneakers before putting them on. Harry found this to be irritating since I had done it in his general direction.“Christopher is one of the best players we have on the team. He is a vital player and his input during this recruiting session will be invaluable. Why on earth do you think it was
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Chapter: THE FINE ART OF NUTMEGGING A STAR PLAYERPHOENIX’S POV“Okay, so I asked around and the person you need to impress today is Cristopher, not Justice.”Zeke was pulling stuff out of the duffel bag that he brought with him. He had packed a bottle of water, a towel, protein bars and fresh set of clothes. One would think that he got all that for me to use after tryouts, but they were actually for him. He claimed that being near these many athletic guys would make him lose his cool and he’d need to be hydrated to continuing functioning like a normal human being.“By ‘asked around’ you mean you flirted with someone on the team,” Miles stated and Zeke replied with a cheeky grin.“Zeke, not to sound like the most righteous amongst us, but don’t you have a girlfriend? You’ve been flirting around lately.”Zeke’s face contorted into a frown while Marlow and Miles smiled. Something happened, and they knew about it while I didn’t.“Zeke?” I probed. “Did you break up with your girlfriend?”“As a matter of fact, he did.’ There was a smugness
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Chapter: I WILL NOT TAKE OFF MY SHIRT!PHOENIX’S POV“I thought I’d lost you.”A groan escaped my lips when I saw Trevor shimmy beside me with a stupid grin on his face. I had managed to avoid him during the first race of the day, but he caught up to me.Saturday was gym day for the academic elite and those whose Monday-Friday curriculum didn’t allow for sporting activities. It was surprising how many of these guys who looked like they lived in the gym could not run for a minute without gasping for air and holding their chests.“Go away,” I said through gritted teeth.“You smell really good by the way.” My frown deepened as I remembered him accosting me with his goons and almost stripping me naked and revealing my identity. Oh, I hated Trevor Reed with a burning passion.“Get lost, Trevor. I’m warning you.”“You gonna send Justice to rescue you again?” I didn’t answer him but focused on stretching my limbs. We were about to do the beep test and the gym at HPA was bigger than most high school gyms. I was sweating, my binder
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-30
Chapter: I BROKE A CURSE AND GOT A PRIVATE ROOMPHOENIX’S POV“You look different,” Zeke stated as soon as I sat down on our table. He was frowning slightly, tying to figure out what was new about me.“He showered,” Miles said proudly. When he came back last night and didn’t see me, he started to freak out, thinking that I’d been caught. He called me thirty-six times before finally deciding that he’d stay up instead since he couldn’t go out again because of ARCHIE. When I strolled back in wearing Justice’s clothes, smiling like I had won the lottery and smelling like I just came from a scent shop, he sighed in relief, hopped on his bed and was fast asleep before I could even tell him what happened. He heard the full gist this morning when he woke up. Words could not describe how pleased he was about me not stinking up the whole place anymore.“Really? What happened to your allergy?”A smile instantly appeared on my face at the thought of Justice. “A very sweet soul gave me his antihistamine.”“I didn’t know there was someone with a
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Chapter: I WONDER...JUSTICE’S POVI couldn’t sleep.Harry was snoring loudly, and usually that wouldn’t have bothered me at all, but I kept thinking about what happened last semester and how mad Jackson was.My mind went to his brother, Phoenix. I wouldn’t lie I was a bit surprised when I first saw him. he looked a lot like Fiona. Maybe it was because I was thinking of her when I saw him then. They all looked alike; Jackson, Phoenix and Fiona. I wonder why he never told me about his brother and his baby sister. He made it sound like it was just he and Fiona that existed.My head started to ache like it usually did whenever I thought of Jackson and his sister and the events of last semester. He didn’t tell his brother what happened between us. If he had, he wouldn’t have spoken to me and been all nice. Or maybe it was because he was new and needed help and there was no one else to guide him. There’s no way Jackson didn’t tell his siblings what happened, especially Fiona. He was closer to her than he was w
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-27
The Clay Connection
“…I’m the only one who gets to treat you like that, Pearce. You are mine, and I do not take too kindly to those who want to share in what’s mine…”
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Anthony Pearce and Blake Lindell have been locked in a feud for as long as they can remember. The spark that ignited their rivalry? Well, that depends on which side of the clay you ask. You’d think their parents’ constant meddling or the time they spend together on the basketball court would help smooth things over, but nope—this relationship remains stubbornly unshaped.
Everything changes, though, when Blake is forced to ditch the court and take up pottery—Anthony’s territory, where he’s the undisputed “King of Clay.” Now, tasked with the mission of getting Blake up to speed before graduation, Anthony has to spend even more time in close quarters with his rival.
Will they be able to sculpt their fractured friendship back into a masterpiece, or is their bond too cracked and brittle to repair? And when a buried secret surfaces about the rumor that shattered Anthony’s ninth-grade year, will it soften their hardened hearts or leave them shattered beyond the kiln’s fix? One thing’s for sure—things are about to get messy.
Baca
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-ONEANTHONY’S POV“Tony?” His voice was placating as if he was talking to someone who was irrationally angry. My rage was called for. If he had any sense, he’d know that.“You’re not gonna do that,” I said with as much finality in my voice as I could muster. I never did have the kind of authoritarian tone that could end a conversation when I wanted to end it.“Tony, hold on.” Blake grabbed my hand and spun me around before I could make it out of the kitchen.“Blake, there’s nothing more to talk about. You’re not doing that. End of story.”“But she’s willing to put everything that’s happened amongst us behind! Don’t you get? She’s not gonna be mad at you anymore. She’s gonna be your little sister again.”I stared at him incredulously. I tried desperately to find any sign that he was joking or at the very least doubted what he said. The fact that he truly believed that scared me the most.“You’re crazy,” I breathed. He sighed exasperatedly and ran his fingers through his hair. “If she has a
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Chapter: CHAPTER NINETYANTHONY’S POV“What?”I had never seen Blake look so frightened in my life. I could feel the onset of tears building up in my eyes and my heart ached as the weight of the words I spoke earlier settled on me. I won’t lie, I was terrified shitless. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I wished I could take them back. I didn’t mean it. Hell, if he decided to go on with what he said he wanted to do, I’d be the one to beg him to stay with me. But there was something called pride, and when you have been hurt like I was by the words he spoke, it didn’t matter that I responded in retaliation with vile words. Once those words were out there, there was no taking it back.That’s why, when he looked at me like his world was crumbling before him and I was the author of that destruction, and he asked me with a shaky voice what I had just said, because of the pride in me, and one’s inability to take back the words once they had been uttered, I swallowed the bile that had risen to my throat and
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEBLAKE’S POV“What?” I’ve never been that confused in my life. “What do you mean by that?”Tony sighed.“What do you think I mean by that?”“It sounds to me like you’re insinuating that Claire likes me, as more than a friend.”He nodded. That was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard in my entire life. Claire liked me? How the hell did he even come to that conclusion?“Tony, I can assure you that that’s not true. Claire’s a lesbian. Last time I checked, I was fully male.”He chuckled and pointed at me feely. “That’s the same thing I said when I heard it too.”“Heard it from who?” He ignored my question and went on to say, “Did you know that Claire dated Chris Hampton after the whole catfish fiasco? She never told me that. I thought we were friends but she never told me that. What was the point?” He muttered something else but I didn’t quite hear it. I could see that Tony was one of those people who became delusional when high and conjured up absurd scenarios.“Sweetie, Claire’s no
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTBLAKE’S POV“Please don’t tell me you guys are doing some kinky ass shit on my bed and it went horribly wrong.”“Luke, I’d really appreciate it if you don’t talk through the door right now,” I said as I inspected my boyfriend’s dick for any signs of damage. I couldn’t feel anything on my teeth, thankfully. It was just a graze.“I am so sorry about that Tony.”“Is it alright?” Tony asked. His face had gotten so red and he was shaking a little.“It’s as good as new, my love. Everything’s fine.” I dropped a kiss on him to prove my point and he sagged back down on the bed in relief.“Wanna tell me what the whole question thing concerning you and Claire was about?”“It’s just…I think Claire’s really pretty.” I raised my brow at him amused.“You do?” He nodded and sighed wistfully.“I mean, I don’t usually see girls as pretty. I know they are, but it’s hard for me to see pretty girls and know instantly that they are pretty. But with Claire, I noticed it right away, even though I didn’t want
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVENBLAKE’S POV“Why do you look so startled?” I asked as I pushed passed Luke and Tony to get in. “Didn’t Luke tell you that I’d be coming over?”Tony looked at Luke with his eyes wide as if trying to pass on a message.“I thought you were going to hang out with Claire?” Luke asked as he rushed back into the living room. I made to follow suit, but my boyfriend used his absence as an opportunity to plant a kiss on my lips.“Did you miss me?” I kissed him before he had the chance to respond. A moan escaped from his lips and I deepened our kiss.“Ugh! Gross. Can you guys not make out in front of me?”“You guys were about to play a game. Nice.” My eyes scanned the snacks on the table. There was no sign of Luke’s signature baked dough anywhere. Good. I would hate for Tony to get high when I’m not there.“Why aren’t you with Clare right now?”“Sweetie, you sound like you don’t want me here.” I leaned forward towards him. “The way you kissed me earlier though tells me otherwise.” He turned red
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-27
Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXANTHONY'S POVListening to him talk about his childhood kinda put into perspective why he was such a jerk and an asshole. But, just because a few people bullied him and taunted him for his parents’ choice in a partner didn’t give him the right to transfer his aggression to us. I felt bad for him, I know how cruel kids can be, but that didn’t mean I could accept his behavior.“I messed up, big time. My dads have tried ever since we moved here to spend more time with me, but I’ve been too mad at them and myself to do it. I really care about them. I love them so much, but I hated myself more so I couldn’t give them the chance to get close to me. I hardly invited Blake and Dante over just in case they’d run into them. I had just moved and it was really hard for me to fit in cause I was a recluse and people didn’t like recluse. But Blake, he made everything easier. He introduced me to Dante as his friend and I thought how that had never happened to me before. Then Blake found out that they
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-22
Masuk
