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Chapter 41: Study Partner Secrets

Author: KING DAVID
last update publish date: 2026-04-19 19:01:32

POV: Ava

The scent of old parchment and floor wax usually acted as a sedative for my overactive brain, but tonight, the atmosphere in the West Wing library felt electric, almost volatile. I checked my watch for the fifth time in three minutes. 8:02 PM.

Kai Stone was late.

In the world of elite college athletics, Kai was a god. In the world of academic integrity and scholarship requirements, he was a walking liability. And yet, here I was, tasked by the Dean himself to ensure the star quarterbac
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