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Chapter 7
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2026-08-07 00:36:39
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OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 60
EthanTraining runs twenty minutes over because Coach demands another pass through our defensive shape for Derby this weekend.They sit right behind us in the table, only three points back, and nobody on the pitch needs reminding what dropping points this late in the season could cost us.By the time Coach finally blows the whistle, my training kit is heavy with sweat, and Ryan is still arguing with one of the center-backs about a goal ruled out during the final drill. I leave them to it and head toward the first-team dressing room, pulling off my grip socks as I walk.Marcus catches me before I reach the heavy double doors, moving at a clip that tells me whatever he found has already ruined his morning. He falls into step beside me without a greeting, extending his tablet into my field of vision."Finance finished checking every internal payment route they can access," he says, his voice dropped low against the echo of the corridor. "The two hun
OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 59
MayaThe compliance portal for my commercial account has spent three days displaying the same amber status bar: Transaction Under Internal Review.I scroll through the PDF receipt for the third time this morning, checking the timestamp on my formal escalation notice to Westbridge’s corporate finance department. The paper trail is clean, timestamped, and completely unambiguous.I have done everything I can reasonably do with the transfer, which should make waiting easier. It doesn't. Documentation gives me proof that I acted correctly; it does nothing about the fact that I still have no idea who put the money there.A mug of black tea settles onto the kitchen island next to my la
OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 58
EthanThe stadium sounds different when I am not spending half the match fighting whatever is happening inside my own head.By the time we walk out for warm-ups, the stands are already filling, the low roar from the upper tiers carrying across the wet grass while a thin mist hangs under the floodlights. I take the first pass from Ryan, open my body and send it back with one touch. The ball moves cleanly off my boot, and for once there is no second thought chasing the first.For weeks, every match has come with something extra attached to it. Chloe, Julian, the board, Maya, the contract, another headline waiting for me the moment I leave the pitch. Even when I played well, some part of me was always working against the noise.Today, I can see the spaces before they open again.Coach gathers us in the tunnel a few minutes before kickoff. Their back line plays high, and he wants us moving the ball quickly enough
OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 57
MayaAt eight-thirty the next morning, the £250,000 is still sitting in my account, untouched and impossible to explain.I have already checked the transaction twice, not because I expect the number to change, but because I want to rule out every ordinary explanation before I give the extraordinary ones any room to breathe. The reference still reads CONSULTANCY ADVANCE, and the amount is still large enough to make my stomach tighten every time I look at it.Ethan is standing on the other side of the kitchen island with a mug of coffee in one han
OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 56
Ethan CrossMarcus doesn't say a single word. His face doesn't even change color. He slowly, deliberately lowers his tablet. He closes the folder under his arm.Then, with perfect mechanical precision, he turns entirely on his heel, walks straight back toward the private elevator, and presses the call button. The doors slide open almost immediately. He steps inside without looking back, and the soft chime of the elevator descending signals his silent retreat.For a second, Maya and I stare at the elevator.Then we both break into helpless laughter. I lean against the counter, shaking my head as I set the spatula down, while Maya buries her face in her hands.The sound of Maya’s laughter is still ringing around the kitchen when I finally track down Marcus.I don't call him. I know him too well. He won’t leave the building; he’ll be sitting in his sedan in the underground garage, furiously calculating the fallout of a public
OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor Chapter 55
MayaThe morning light filters through the rain-washed windows in pale, dusty gold streaks. I wake slowly, the deep, heavy warmth enveloping me and instantly reminding me I am not in my own room.I am tucked completely against Ethan’s chest. His large, muscular arm is still wrapped securely around my waist, anchoring me flush against his side. The steady thudding of his heart beneath my cheek is the only sound in the quiet bedroom, a solid and grounding counterweight to the frantic world outside these walls.I let out a soft, contented breath, closing my eyes for just a moment longer to soak in the sheer safety of his embrace. There is no lingering panic, no shadow of regret, and absolutely no room for misunderstanding. Last night wasn't a mistake born of adrenaline; it was the moment the fake lines we drew v
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