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Chapter 98 - Testing

Author: Claire M
last update publish date: 2026-05-01 22:11:35

"I'll play my best game," Elias says through the screen. "Better than best."

"You always play your best game." Mia tilts her head. "Are you telling me the others were sub-par? Because I could report that to Coach Danny, you know."

"I mean I'll give it everything I have and then some. To make an impression." A pause, weighted and deliberate. "If you get your parents to watch."

The air in the room shifts. Mia stops her methodical packing, her hand frozen over a stack of silk slips. She hears exac
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