ログインChapter 92: Countdown
Five days.The syndicate had moved the public announcement up again. The message had been clear and final:**Unknown Number:** The coming-out announcement is this weekend. A press conference followed by a joint interview. Sell the perfect love story. Make the world believe it. Fail, and we release the full collection — every tape, every private moment, every tear.The countdown was on.The luxury apartment felt smaller with evChapter 93: CollapseThe home game against a conference rival was supposed to be a statement win.Instead, it became the moment everything nearly unraveled.The arena was packed, the crowd loud and expectant after the recent headlines and the upcoming public announcement. Cameras were everywhere — league broadcasters, fan phones, the syndicate’s hidden feeds. The pressure was suffocating.Callan and I had barely slept. The shared dreams the night before had been particularly vivid — a life without surveillance, without the one-month (now five-day) deadline, without my father’s shadow. Waking up in the monitored apartment had left us both raw.The link was unstable from the latest dose.During warm-ups, every brush of Callan’s presence sent sparks through me. By the first period, the bleed was uncontrollable.A hard hit on Callan in the corner sent a wave of pain and possessive heat through the link. My glove twitched. I
Chapter 92: CountdownFive days.The syndicate had moved the public announcement up again. The message had been clear and final:**Unknown Number:** The coming-out announcement is this weekend. A press conference followed by a joint interview. Sell the perfect love story. Make the world believe it. Fail, and we release the full collection — every tape, every private moment, every tear.The countdown was on.The luxury apartment felt smaller with every passing hour. The cameras and listening devices were constant companions, watching our every move as we tried to prepare for the forced public declaration of our relationship.Callan and I sat on the couch in the living room, the city lights glittering mockingly outside the windows. The latest shared dream from the night before still lingered — a peaceful life in a small house with a backyard rink, no surveillance, no deadline. Waking up to reality had been painful.“We nee
Chapter 91: Betrayal FearThe hidden truth Callan had revealed festered like an open wound.I couldn’t stop thinking about it — the split-second temptation. The moment where freedom from the syndicate, from the drugs, from the constant surveillance had looked appealing enough for him to hesitate. Even though he had refused, the knowledge that he had considered walking away left me feeling raw and exposed.The emotional pain through the link was worse than any physical injury the drugs had ever transferred.It was a deep, hollow ache that settled in my chest and refused to leave. Every time I looked at Callan, I felt it — the fear that I was still the rookie he could discard when things got too hard. The anxiety that our love was built on sand, ready to wash away the moment a better offer came.Callan felt every ounce of my pain.He tried to bridge the gap immediately.In the monitored apartment, he pulled me into his arm
Chapter 90: Hidden TruthThe silence after Callan’s confession was worse than any fight we had ever had.I stood on the opposite side of the apartment, the city lights mocking us through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The hidden cameras and listening devices suddenly felt louder than ever, as if the syndicate was laughing at our pain.“You were tempted,” I said, voice barely above a whisper. The words tasted like ash. “Even for a second. You thought about walking away. Leaving me to them.”Callan looked wrecked. His shoulders were slumped, eyes haunted. The strong captain who had carried us through so much was barely holding himself together.“It wasn’t because I don’t love you,” he said hoarsely. “It was because I’m exhausted. Because I hate watching you break every day. Because the thought of you finally being free from your father, from the drugs, from me… it was tempting for one split second. Then I remembered what we have. What you me
Chapter 89: Father vs CaptainThe summons came late in the evening.**Unknown Number:** Your father requests a private meeting with Captain Lachlan. Alone. No rookies. No recording devices. A car will pick you up in thirty minutes. Refusal is not an option.Callan read the message with a cold, controlled expression. I felt the spike of protective fury through the link, but he kept his voice steady when he spoke to me.“I have to go.”I grabbed his arm. “No. You can’t meet him alone. He’s dangerous. He’ll try to turn you against me. Or offer you something worse.”Callan cupped my face, thumbs brushing my cheeks. “I know. But if I refuse, they punish you. I’ll be careful. I’ll come back to you.”He kissed me hard, a silent promise, then left with the driver the syndicate sent.I paced the monitored apartment for hours, the link stretched painfully across the distance. Every flicker of Callan’s tension, every surge
Chapter 88: Fantasies SharedThe first night in the new apartment felt like stepping into a gilded cage.The luxury space was perfect on the surface — open-plan living area with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city lights, a sleek kitchen, and a bedroom that looked like it belonged in a magazine. But the syndicate had made sure we knew we were never alone. Red lights blinked from multiple cameras. Hidden devices hummed faintly if you listened closely. Every corner was watched.Callan and I moved through the evening in tense silence, unpacking the few belongings we had brought. The link between us was a live wire, carrying every flicker of discomfort, every shared glance, every moment of exhaustion from the day’s events.When we finally crawled into the large bed together, the weight of constant surveillance pressed down on us. We made love slowly, deliberately, knowing the cameras were rolling. Callan’s touches were tender but possessive,







