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Chapter 36

Author: MeryKendy
last update publish date: 2026-09-19 01:02:07

Ethan

The night passes quietly. Maya and I keep to our separate rooms, and by morning the suite is already filling with the usual rhythm of match day: breakfast, recovery, meetings, and preparations for kickoff.

Now, in the tunnel beneath Madrid Atlético’s stadium, the noise above us is deafening.

More than seventy thousand supporters pound their feet against the stands, turning the concrete walls into a vibrating cage. Red-and-black flags cover the crowd beyond the tunnel entrance, and every
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