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Love on the power play Chapter 59
JACE.The rain fell like punishment — relentless, cold, and cleansing in a way that hurt more than it healed. It soaked through my jersey until it clung to my skin, heavy and chilly. The field lights flickered, dimmed, and finally died one by one, swallowing the world in shadows. Everyone else had gone home hours ago, but I had stayed — rooted there, my cleats sinking into the soft, waterlogged grass and my breath rising in faint white clouds.It was supposed to be just another practice, a way to clear my head. But my body had refused to move right. Every shot he missed at practice and every drill I failed, reminded me of the one thing I couldn’t control — the storm in my chest that no amount of skating or sweating could fix.When the final light went out, I dropped my stick and let it fall into the mud. I didn’t bother picking it up. My gloves followed, and then I ran a hand through my soaked hair, closing my eyes as the rain hit harder, steady and merciless.I was so tired of preten
Love on the power play Chapter 58
JACE.Every morning for me was a performance — my hair perfectly styled, my suit pressed, my smile practiced until it didn’t ache anymore. I had stopped recognizing myself in the photographs. The tabloids called us the golden couple, the perfect fusion of legacy and beauty, but all I saw was a stranger beside Ava Leclair, both of them glowing under lights that burned too bright. Yet, the engagement felt like a cage.Ava knew how to play her role. Every tilt of her chin, every laugh that wasn’t real, every hand resting delicately on my arm looked rehearsed and perfect. She didn’t falter, not once. Her father stood just behind every camera, arms crossed, voice low as he instructed the PR team like generals before a battle. “Smile wider, Jace. Hold her hand longer. Look at her like she’s your world.”I did. I always did, because to everyone watching, that was who I was — Jace Carrington, the star athlete, future heir and perfect fiancé.Except that I wasn’t, not anymore.Within me, the w
Love on the power play Chapter 57
JULIAN.The satisfaction was intoxicating. I leaned back in my chair, letting the memory replay like a film — Averie on the floor, her breath stuttering, her eyes defiant even when she trembled. That flicker of fear — it had been there, however brief, and it was enough. I could still taste it. It filled the hollow places that power used to. For a few hours, it made me feel untouchable again, and that feeling of invincibility was one that felt so good.The campus whispers had shifted in my favor, too. Jace’s name flooded every headline, the golden son of the Carringtons finally securing his crown with Ava Leclair at his side. The engagement had turned into a media circus, elegant and obscene, and I watched from the shadows as my brother basked in it. Meanwhile, Cassian—the so-called hero—had been quietly suspended from his leadership role after a “confidential report” reached the dean’s office. And Averie… she was once again the tragic girl, the whispered cautionary tale.Everything wa
Love on the power play Chapter 56
AVERIE.The fall knocked the air from my lungs. My palms hit the cold tile hard, pain searing through me as the sound echoed through the empty classroom. For a heartbeat, everything was still — the dust in the air, the silence after impact, my pulse roaring in my ears. Then I heard the voice I least wanted to hear.Julian.He turned slowly, his mouth curving into that practiced smile — the one that could make an apology sound like a threat. His eyes gleamed with satisfaction, feeding on my humiliation like oxygen. I forced myself upright, swallowing the sharp gasp that clawed at her throat. My knees burned, but I kept my chin high, refusing to give him what he wanted — a sign of weakness.The man beside him lingered in the shadows. His suit was expensive, his posture rigid, but his face stayed half-hidden. I couldn’t place a semblance to anyone I knew with what I saw of his face, but his silhouette seemed familiar. My brain quickly began to race wildly wondering who that could have be
Love on the power play Chapter 55
AVERIE. The day felt too quiet — the kind of quiet that hummed with tension, like the world was holding its breath. After my encounter with Ava Leclair which had turned out to be a public by some students who had made recordings, the entire campus seemed to buzz with new energy. The media had twisted the story, of course. They always did. Now the headlines painted Ava as the graceful victor and me as the bitter ex-girlfriend, still clinging to the past. But for once, I didn’t care. They were free to think whatever the hell they wanted to think. I was tired of chasing truth in a world that thrived on lies. They were free to talk and write their stories however they liked. None of it mattered anymore. The sun hung low in the late afternoon sky, soft gold stretching across the courtyard as I walked. Each familiar path still carried echoes of my name—whispered, reshaped, redefined—but I didn’t flinch at them anymore. I let them follow me as much as they wanted to. If I couldn’t erase
Love on the power play Chapter 54
AVA.The world adored perfection, and I had learned long ago how to sell it.I was born into the art of performance. I was the daughter of power and polish, the heiress to Leclair Holdings, the girl whose name meant control. I was also one of the most successful actresses in the States, with my face adorning almost every celebrity magazine, and every beauty brand. Every smile, every tilt of my head, every syllable that left my lips had been practiced until it became second nature. To the cameras, I was effortlessly graceful and to the world, I was proof that perfection wasn’t a myth.But the reflection staring back at her that morning didn’t look like the woman in the magazines.My skin was flawless, and my hair was packed up in a nice bun above my head. The diamond on my finger caught the morning light like fire, and still, all I could see was the hollowness behind my own eyes.The tabloids called her engagement to Jace Carrington a match made in heaven. Her father called it a merger
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