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014. The Moment That Broke the Court

Author: Nightingale
last update publish date: 2025-12-04 00:00:18
Alex’s POV:

The sound of my body hitting the court was so loud that for a second everything inside my head became blank. My back and shoulder burned like fire. The whole stadium gasped. Some boys shouted and some cursed Aaran. I lay there sucking air like I forgot how to breathe for a moment.

Pain shot through my spine again.

Maya’s voice came first. “Alex. Oh God Alex.” She ran into the court without thinking twice and knelt beside me. Her hands were shaking.

But before she even touched me, som
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