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Chapter 10

Author: Dea B
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-01 23:19:25
Noah

I swear, Jessa Lombardi has a permanent target painted on her back.

Not that she knows it—but I can’t stop aiming for it. It’s too easy. She’s too easy. The way her cheeks flush when I throw out a jab, the way her eyes spark like she’s caught between wanting to deck me and wanting to disappear.

Most girls roll their eyes or toss something back. Jessa… she feels everything. And I can’t help it—I like watching her squirm.

Even if sometimes, afterward, I wonder why I push her so hard.

Maybe it’s because I notice her more than I should.

She’s not like the girls who hang around after practice, batting their lashes and hoping for attention. Jessa doesn’t try. She hides in hoodies and keeps her head down, like she doesn’t realize she’s got this fire in her that makes it impossible not to look.

But instead of saying that, I run my mouth. I joke. I poke. And when she stares back at me with that wounded glare, it hits deeper than I ever admit.

Like yesterday, when she actually snapped back.
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