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Chapter 30

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Chapter 30

The gym lights were too bright against my eyes. I was sitting in my usual spot on the bench, my clipboard balanced on my knees, watching our boys warm up for the game. But something felt off.

“You ready for this?” Coach Martinez asked, but his voice sounded distant, muffled.

I nodded, though I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be ready for. The scoreboard showed we’d already won—28-26, 25-23, 25-21—but the game was still happening. Players were still moving across the court in a slow motion.

Luca went up for a spike, his body arcing through the air. But when he came down, his landing was too hard and I heard that sickening crack again. Something was definitely wrong.

“Luca!” I was on my feet, moving toward the court, but my legs felt like they were moving through water.

He was on his knees, hunched over, his shoulders shaking. The other players backed away, forming a circle around him. Even from the bench, I could hear his ragged and desperate breathing.

“What’s happening?
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  • My Arch Nemesis in my Bed   Chapter 30

    Chapter 30The gym lights were too bright against my eyes. I was sitting in my usual spot on the bench, my clipboard balanced on my knees, watching our boys warm up for the game. But something felt off.“You ready for this?” Coach Martinez asked, but his voice sounded distant, muffled.I nodded, though I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be ready for. The scoreboard showed we’d already won—28-26, 25-23, 25-21—but the game was still happening. Players were still moving across the court in a slow motion.Luca went up for a spike, his body arcing through the air. But when he came down, his landing was too hard and I heard that sickening crack again. Something was definitely wrong.“Luca!” I was on my feet, moving toward the court, but my legs felt like they were moving through water.He was on his knees, hunched over, his shoulders shaking. The other players backed away, forming a circle around him. Even from the bench, I could hear his ragged and desperate breathing.“What’s happening?

  • My Arch Nemesis in my Bed   Chapter 29

    Tyler got reported for neighborhood disturbances so the party was at Jake’s house instead, his parents conveniently out of town for the weekend. By the time I arrived with Naomi, the celebration was in full swing. Everyone was either dancing, or trying to find someone to make out with under the excuse of “state champions.”,“I’ve decided,” she said, eyes sweeping the room. “Tonight is the night I finally get some damn action.”I didn’t even look at her. “That sounds like the start of a PSA.”“I’m serious, Lily. I’m riding this championship high all the way to someone’s mouth.”“Romantic.”Naomi ignored me, scanning the crowd. “Jake’s looking especially edible. Or maybe I should just say screw it and make a move on Luca. I mean, he did bleed all over the court. That’s practically foreplay.”I turned to give her a deadpan look. “Naomi.”She grinned, unbothered. “Relax. I’m mostly joking.”“Define mostly.”She shrugged. “It’s not my fault your mortal enemy’s kind of hot. You should’ve cl

  • My Arch Nemesis in my Bed   Chapter 28

    The sound was sickening.Luca hit the floor hard, and the gym went silent. I was moving before I realized it. But the team medic was already there, kneeling beside Luca’s crumpled form.“Let me see,” he said. But when he cut away the fabric of Luca’s shorts, his face went white.The gash was deep, running from his knee to mid-thigh. Blood was everywhere, soaking into the court, pooling beneath him.It looked bad—the kind of cut that needed stitches. But as I knelt beside him, something made me freeze.The wound was… smaller than it should have been.He dabbed at the blood with gauze, then stopped. His face went pale. “What the hell?” the medic whispered. “This wound… it’s closing.”My heart hammered against my ribs. I could see the confusion in his eyes, the way he was trying to process what he was seeing. In another few seconds, he’d start asking questions. Not here, not now, not with hundreds of people watching.“He bleeds too much from little wounds,” I said, grabbing Luca’s arm an

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    I ignored it, pulling my pillow over my head. He tried again, more insistently this time.“Go away,” I called out, my voice muffled by the pillow.“Lily, please. I need to talk to you.”“There’s nothing to talk about.”“There’s everything to talk about. What I said—”“Was the truth. So congratulations, you finally said what you really think of me.”Silence stretched between us, broken only by the sound of my own ragged breathing.“That’s not what I think of you,” he said finally.“Isn’t it? Because it sounded pretty convincing.”“I was angry. I said something stupid.”“You said something honest. There’s a difference.”“Lily, please. Open the window.”“No.”“I’m not leaving until you talk to me.”“Then I hope you’re comfortable out there, because I’m not opening this window. I’m done, Luca. Done with the fighting, done with the drama, done with pretending we can live in the same house without wanting to kill each other.”“You don’t mean that.”“I mean every word. Find somewhere else t

  • My Arch Nemesis in my Bed   Chapter 26

    I ignored it, pulling my pillow over my head. He tried again, more insistently this time.“Go away,” I called out, my voice muffled by the pillow.“Lily, please. I need to talk to you.”“There’s nothing to talk about.”“There’s everything to talk about. What I said—”“Was the truth. So congratulations, you finally said what you really think of me.”Silence stretched between us, broken only by the sound of my own ragged breathing.“That’s not what I think of you,” he said finally.“Isn’t it? Because it sounded pretty convincing.”“I was angry. I said something stupid.”“You said something honest. There’s a difference.”“Lily, please. Open the window.”“No.”“I’m not leaving until you talk to me.”“Then I hope you’re comfortable out there, because I’m not opening this window. I’m done, Luca. Done with the fighting, done with the drama, done with pretending we can live in the same house without wanting to kill each other.”“You don’t mean that.”“I mean every word. Find somewhere else t

  • My Arch Nemesis in my Bed   Chapter 25

    I got back in the car, my whole body shaking. Whether from the lingering effects of the drug or the adrenaline from the fight, I couldn’t tell. Luca slid into the driver’s seat and we drove in silence for several minutes. My stomach churned with every turn, and I had to press my hand to my mouth to keep from being sick.“Are you okay?” Luca asked quietly.I didn’t answer. I was too angry, too tired, too sick to deal with his concern right now.“Are you going to say anything?” Luca asked again.“What do you want me to say?”“I don’t know. Something. Anything. You’ve been giving me the silent treatment for twenty minutes.”“You almost shifted in the middle of school, Luca. In front of everyone.”“I didn’t—”“You were about to. Your eyes were gold, your teeth were changing, and you had Ethan pinned like you were going to rip his throat out.”“Maybe I should have.”“And then what? What happens when someone pulls out their phone and records it?”He was quiet for a long moment. “I just… whe

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