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CHAPTER 61: GOOD LUCK CHARM
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2026-08-20 18:31:25
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CLARA'S POVJaxson stopped the Mercedes next to me, leaned over, and pushed the passenger door open."Get in," he said flatly.I climbed into the warm car, still in shock. He started driving, and neither of us said anything for a minute."Good game today, congrats," I said, breaking the silence."Thanks," he said, keeping his eyes fixed on the road.I hesitated for a second. "Did Charles ignore you on purpose, or was it just a mistake?"Jaxson turned his head fast and looked straight at me. "You saw that too, right?""I saw it. Everyone saw it. Maya was yelling about it from the stands.""Right?" He almost laughed, shaking his head. "Charles can be a jerk sometimes.""Maybe he just wanted the spotlight for himself.""Maybe. Doesn't matter now, I guess. We won.""Yeah. Sterling Heights won."We both laughed a little. It felt nice to agree on something for once, but the laughter was short-lived. The drive from the estate gate to the Kings’ was short, and soon we pulled up to the drivewa
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Dare To Love The Chubby Nerd CHAPTER 61: GOOD LUCK CHARM
JAXSON'S POVThe horn blew, and we lined up for the opening faceoff. I looked down the bench one last time before the puck dropped. Charles was already in position on my right, tapping his stick on the ice, not even glancing my way. Carl caught my eye from where he sat and gave me a small nod. He knew something was off between me and my winger Charles, and he was silently telling me to just play through it.I didn't have time to think about it more than that. The ref dropped the puck, and my head went quiet, just like every game.We hit the ice for the first period and started strong. I pushed the puck back to our defensemen; they pushed it right back up the ice. I skated hard toward the net to receive the pass on my stick. I shot it fast, and boom, I buried the first goal. The crowd went wild; the cheers were loud and aggressive.James was right there on the ice; he crashed the net with me. We celebrated together near the glass, and two minutes later, we got another chance to score.
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I couldn’t speak.“She’s fading, Clara,” he continued. "Every hour we wait is an hour we don’t get back. If we delay much longer, she might not make it.”The doctor walked away to check on another patient."I’ll get the money, sir. I’ll try," I whispered as he went.My phone buzzed in my hand. I lo
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