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Autor: Cranium
last update Data de publicação: 2026-04-21 23:59:11

Ocean’s POV

Losing always left a taste in my mouth I couldn’t wash out. It wasn’t just frustration, it was sharper and heavier than that.

After a loss, it always seemed like something had slipped through my fingers when I should have held on to it tighter.

The locker room buzzed with low voices, the sound of gear being tossed around, lockers slamming shut, and water running somewhere in the background.

Nobody was loud.

Instead, the atmosphere was filled with that dull, collective irritation th
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    Reis’s POVI didn’t answer immediately.For a second, it felt like someone had reached inside my chest and twisted my heart, leaving me hollow and off balance. Ocean’s question hung in the air, heavy and offensive, echoing louder in my head than it should have.Was I the one who planted the drugs?The audacity.My jaw tightened as I stared at him, searching his face for any hint that he was joking, that this was just another one of his mind games but there was nothing.Just that same cold, steady gaze that always made it feel like he was ten steps ahead of me. “What the hell do you mean by that?” I snapped, my voice sharper than I intended.Ocean didn’t flinch, he didn’t even blink.“That’s exactly what I asked,” he replied calmly, sliding his phone back into his locker like we weren’t standing on the edge of tearing each other apart. “Did you do it?” He repeated with a firmer voice. A humorless laugh slipped out of me, low and bitter. “You’ve actually lost it.” I bit out but even

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    Ocean’s POVLosing always left a taste in my mouth I couldn’t wash out. It wasn’t just frustration, it was sharper and heavier than that.After a loss, it always seemed like something had slipped through my fingers when I should have held on to it tighter.The locker room buzzed with low voices, the sound of gear being tossed around, lockers slamming shut, and water running somewhere in the background. Nobody was loud.Instead, the atmosphere was filled with that dull, collective irritation that came with a bad game.I sat on the bench with my elbows resting on my knees while I stared at the floor.I hadn’t played like myself.My passes were off, my timing was worse and every time I tried to focus, my mind dragged me somewhere back to Astrid. Biting the inside of my cheek, I scrubbed a hand down my face.“Get it together,” I muttered under my breath.It was too late now.The game was done and we lost.And somehow, that wasn’t even the worst part of my night.I reached down, untying

  • Fake Dating my Ex's Worst Enemy    041

    Astrid’s POVThe moment the door clicked shut behind Ocean, the house became quiet. It was not the comfortable kind of quiet. Instead, it was the kind that stretches too wide, settles too deep, and leaves too much space for thoughts you don’t want.I stood there for a second, staring at the door like he would decide the game didn’t matter and that staying with me did but he didn’t.And I knew he wouldn’t because I was the one who asked him to go.I wrapped my arms around myself, exhaling slowly as I turned away from the door and walked back into the living room. The couch still held the faint dip from where I had been sitting earlier, the mug of cocoa resting on the table like proof that everything that happened today wasn’t some horrible dream.I sat down slowly, leaned back then immediately sat up again.No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t get comfortable as my mind kept wandering back to everything that had happened. My chest tightened as the verdict of the committee floated

  • Fake Dating my Ex's Worst Enemy    040

    Ocean’s POV“Don’t go.”The words didn’t sound like a request.They sounded like something fragile being placed in my hands.For a second, I just stood there, her fingers wrapped tightly around mine and her head slightly bowed like she couldn’t bear to look at me. There was something in the way she held on. It was not desperate or dramatic, just a quiet fear that made my chest tighten in a way I didn’t like.I exhaled slowly, pulling the chair closer to the bed before taking a seat beside her.“I’m not going anywhere,” I said, keeping my voice low and steady, like I was afraid anything louder might break her.Her grip loosened just a little which was enough to tell me that she heard me. She shifted on the bed, pulling the covers closer around herself before lying down, turning slightly away from me. Her back faced me now, her body curled inward like she was trying to make herself smaller. I didn't reach for her again, I just sat there watching, listening and making sure she was st

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    Astrid’s POVI didn’t remember deciding to walk.One minute I was standing there, trying to hold myself together, and the next, Ocean’s hand was wrapped firmly around mine, guiding me through the hallway like I might shatter if he let go.Everything felt distant and muted like I was underwater and the world above me was just noise I couldn’t quite reach.The hallway stretched endlessly in front of us, students lining the sides, their whispers crawling over my skin.Digging my nails into my palm, I shut my eyes, steering off their words so they wouldn't get me. Ocean’s grip tightened slightly, like he could feel the shift in me.We kept moving.Reis was standing by the wall with his arms crossed but the moment we got near, he pushed himself off it.His gaze went straight to me then softened further. Something in my chest twisted at that. As we walked past him, his hand came up, patting my back gently.“Hey,” he murmured, his voice low, meant only for me. “It’s going to be alright.”I

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    Ocean’s POVI’m the kind of person who stands still, who waits, and who watches but right now, I couldn’t stop moving.I was moving back and forth.The hallway outside the disciplinary office felt too small and too tight, like the walls were closing in on me with every step I took. My jaw was locked, my hands clenched into fists at my sides, and every second that passed made the tension in my chest worse.She had been in there for way too long.I dragged a hand through my hair, exhaling sharply as I turned again, my sneakers scraping faintly against the tiled floor.Think.Who would do this?Who would be stupid enough to plant drugs in her locker?Because that’s what it was, no doubt about it.Astrid didn’t even drink properly, for God’s sake. The idea of her being involved in anything like that was laughable.This was planned and when I found out who did it…My fists tightened, I didn’t even finish that thought because I already knew it wouldn’t end well.Suddenly, a low sound broke

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