LOGINSEBASTIAN'S POV "What are you going to tell him?" Will asked from where he was slumped over on my desk chair. We'd been hanging out in my room, playing some video games when Zaire texted me. I slipped on my chelsea boots and got to my feet. Straightening the waistband of my dress pants, I smoothed out my knitted polo to make sure it was still neatly tucked in. "That he has to prove he really wants to be with me," I said. "I want him too, but I can't let him hurt me again." "Hmm." Will hummed, looking me up and down. A knowing smirk formed on his face. "Did you have to dress up so hard though?" I rolled my eyes with a grin. "You know there's a dress code at the club." "I also know you could've thrown on some nice chinos and sneakers and still been perfectly fine." He laughed. "But no-you had to pull out the dress pants, the knitted polo, and the damn Patek." I turned toward the full-length mirror in the corner of my room. Damn. Maybe he had a point. I looked like I wa
ZAIRE'S POV I pulled into the employee parking lot at Kingmoore Court Golf Club. The place was massive. Rolling hills of perfectly manicured emerald-green grass stretched for what looked like miles. Small ponds, sand traps, and tall oak and maple trees were scattered across the course. There were dozens of shiny white golf carts lined up in neat rows along the paths, waiting for members to arrive. The clubhouse stood proudly in the center of it all. It looked more like a luxury country estate than a place to play golf. The two-story building was built with warm beige stone and rich red brick, topped with dark charcoal roofing and tall white columns framing the grand entrance. The floor-to-ceiling windows reflected the morning sunlight, making the entire building gleam. I couldn't lie. The place was nice. I climbed out of my car and spotted Quinton waiting near the employee entrance with his arms folded. The second he saw me, he laughed. "You actually came." "I told you I w
ZAIRE'S POV "So he ain't hit you up?" Quinton asked over the phone. I could hear him moving around on the other end. I shook my head even though he couldn't see me. "Nah, bro. I waited damn near all night for his call." "Damn... that's tough." "You don't even know." I groaned, rolling onto my back. "I feel mad stupid." "Yeah... I can hear it." I rolled over again, another groan slipping through my lips. I wasn't even angry or anything. I just felt disappointed. Hurt. He promised me he would come back. I was really looking forward to whatever we were going to do together. "He ain't even have to lie to me, bro," I muttered, picking at the corner of my bedsheet. "Could've at least shot me a text sayin' he changed his mind or somethin'. He ain't have to leave a nigga hanging like that." Last night, I barely slept thinking about him The amount of times I checked my phone, thinking I missed his call was low-key embarrassing. I just wanted to see him... or at least hear his
SEBASTIAN'S POV I had always been a calm person. Very quiet and closed off to basically everyone until I got to know and feel comfortable around them. Will always joked that we would have never become friends if we hadn't ended up on the same football team. He said I looked rude and like I had a stick up my ass-which I totally disagreed with by the way. A lot of people also called me nonchalant just because I never seemed to let anything bother me. It wasn't that I didn't care. I just knew what was worth my time and energy, and what wasn't. So the point? It took a lot to get under my skin. There were only a handful of things that could make me lose my composure. Right now, I had lost every bit of it. I was fuming. Never in a million years did I think Kai, of all people, would pull something like this. After everything? My hands tightened around the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. I turned onto Kai's street and pulled up outside his dorm building. Their cu
ZAIRE'S POV I adjusted my duffle bag on my shoulder as I turned the corner and walked toward the parking lot. It was already dark outside. Almost everyone had gone home. I stayed behind to take a shower while the rest of my teammates left without one. They just wanted to get out of there. We had spent almost two hours in the locker room getting yelled at by Coach Brad and Principal Griffin. I had never seen coach that angry before. After that fight, we were all in serious trouble. And not just with the coach or the school. What happened was embarrassing and completely unacceptable. I could only imagine what was going to happen next. Maybe suspension. Hell, even expulsion. I shoved my hands into my pockets and kept my head down as I walked to my car. It wasn't until I got closer and looked up only to see Sebastian leaning against my Porsche, scrolling on his phone. My heart did that thing it always did whenever I saw him. "Seb?" My voice came out too breathy
ZAIRE'S POV The second the whistle went off, it was all hard work, pain and sweat. I could feel the burning in my muscles as I took my position, my eyes locked dead on Sebastian. He glanced back at me like he had been doing the entire game, and he furrowed his brows probably wondering why I looked like I wanted to kill him all of the sudden. Yes, bitch. I was done playing with your ass. I could admit that I had anger issues. Heck, I got triggered by the smallest shit. But when you out here dangling shit to my face. What the fuck did you expect me to do? I clenched my jaw, hands twitching in my gloves as I looked away from Sebastian to quickly scan the area around me again, trying to figure out what he would do next. The last two quarters, he owned me. As usual. But I knew I had to snap out of it the second I saw that stupid ass bitch in the stands. Of course, he had to bring him here. As if that was not bad enough, he came wearing Sebastian's jersey. And not just any
ZAIRE’S POV"Coach is going to give us hell again today at practice. I can almost feel it," Reggie groaned, and I could almost see him replaying in his head all the torture we have been going through at practice these past two days."I mean, he's still pissed off about what went down at the bonfire
SEBASTIAN’S POVPresent time….."Gosh, you got it so bad for this guy, ain't you?" Maggie chuckled, scrolling through the pictures on my laptop. "You literally have a folder full of his photos. Oh my god, Seb!""Shut up," I groaned, burying my face into my pillow as I felt the warmth quickly gather
ZAIRE’S POVTwo years ago…I was fuming, my hands balled into fists as I busted through the doors of the arcade, with Jasper and Reggie hot on my tail. This was the place I knew I was most likely going to find that piece of shit. My heart was beating so fast in my chest, and the rage surging throug
SEBASTIAN’S POVSome old-school country tune poured through the speakers of my Jeep, the mellow beat syncing perfectly with the rhythm of my fingers drumming against the steering wheel. I bobbed my head, singing along with the song. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the disgust all over my b







