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UNEXPECTED TEAMWORK
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2026-08-06 03:33:16
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THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX A DANGEROUS ALLIANCE
CHAPTER 21Miss Ashford picked up on the second ring, and Mara didn't waste a single second before diving in."They spent nearly the entire afternoon together. Killian couldn't take his eyes off the boy."Silence pooled on the other end of the line, long enough that Mara pulled the phone away from her ear just to check the call hadn't dropped.When Miss Ashford finally spoke, her voice came out chillingly even. "I warned you this day could come.""He doesn't suspect anything," Mara said quickly, her grip tightening around the phone. "Killian has no idea.""He doesn't have to suspect." A pause, cold and deliberate. "The truth has a way of revealing itself whether we're ready or not."The line went dead before Mara could respond, and she stood there a moment longer than she meant to, an unfamiliar chill settling into her chest that no amount of confidence could quite shake loose.Across the city, Killian drove home from the clinic with the radio off, his mind circling back to the same s
THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX STRANGE CONNECTION
CHAPTER 20The clinic wound down slowly, kids trickling toward the exits with autographed jerseys clutched against their chests, but Charles refused to budge from the middle of the field. While the other children compared signatures and traded stickers, he kept lining up the same pass over and over, jaw set with the kind of determination that made him look, for one unsettling second, exactly like his father.Killian spotted him from across the field, already heading toward the cluster of sponsors waiting near the tunnel, and changed direction without really thinking about it."I thought practice was over," he said, jogging back over.Charles shrugged, dead serious. "You said real players don't quit after making mistakes.""I did say that." Killian huffed out a laugh, crouching down to adjust Charles's stance one more time. "Alright. Feet a little wider. Plant your back foot before you release."This time, when Charles let the ball go, it spun clean and tight through the air, landing s
THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX A HERO'S PROMISE
CHAPTER 19Olivia lay awake most of the night, staring at the ceiling, arguing with herself in circles that never landed anywhere useful. Going meant cameras. Going meant Mara. Going meant standing close enough to Killian for the whole city to speculate all over again. Every practical bone in her body said stay home, lock the door, let the scandal cool off on its own.Charles made that decision impossible by breakfast.He was already dressed by the time she stumbled into the kitchen, tiny sneakers polished within an inch of their lives, football tucked under one arm, backpack slung over both shoulders like he was heading off to war instead of a Saturday morning clinic."I am mentally prepared," he announced, chin lifted, "to become a professional athlete."Karen, pouring cereal at the counter, raised an eyebrow without looking up. "Did you brush your teeth before becoming a professional athlete?"Charles froze mid stride."...That wasn't part of the training."The whole kitchen dissol
THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX UNEXPECTED TEAMWORK
CHAPTER 18The reporters surged forward the instant the doors gave way, a wall of cameras and shouted names crashing into the lobby all at once."Killian! Are you dating Olivia Hart?""Is the woman in the photo your girlfriend?""Did this relationship start before you even joined Hart Sports Agency?"Olivia's legs took a step back before her brain caught up, her face going pale as flashbulbs popped in rapid succession. Seven years she'd spent hiding from exactly this kind of attention, disappearing into mop buckets and janitor's closets, and now half the city apparently knew her name and none of the truth behind it.Before another question could reach her, Killian moved, planting himself between her and the wall of cameras like it was the most natural thing in the world."No more questions."His voice wasn't loud, but it carried, firm and final, and something about the way he said it made the whole chaotic crowd hesitate just long enough for security to finally get a grip on the situa
THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX THE KISS THAT BROKE THE INTERNET
CHAPTER 17The kiss didn't leave Olivia the entire night. She'd lie in the dark, eyes closed, and there it would be again, Killian's hand cupping her cheek, the impossible softness in his voice right before he leaned in. By morning she'd convinced herself it couldn't happen twice. Too many lies still stood between them, and no amount of longing changed that.She was wrong within seconds of walking through the agency doors.Every head in the lobby turned the moment she stepped inside. A cluster of employees near the front desk went silent all at once, phones angled just slightly too casually in her direction, and the receptionist offered her a smile that carried something close to pity."What's going on?" Olivia caught Karen halfway down the hallway, confusion prickling along her skin.Karen didn't answer right away. She just handed over her phone, and Olivia's stomach dropped.A photograph filled the screen, her and Killian outside the locker room, his hand against her face, their mou
THE STAR PLAYER IS HER EX THE FIRST WIN
CHAPTER 16The stadium roared before the ball even snapped, sixty thousand fans on their feet, cameras flashing across the sideline like distant lightning. Every network in the city had a crew positioned somewhere along that field, all of them chasing the same story, whether Killian Ashford could actually save a franchise that had been bleeding wins for two straight seasons, or whether this whole homecoming would end up another expensive headline about a superstar who couldn't deliver outside a championship system built around him.The game started badly, worse than badly. A fumbled snap on the second drive. A blown coverage that let the opposing receiver walk untouched into the end zone. By the end of the first half, the Thunderbirds trailed by two touchdowns, and the frustration on the sideline had curdled into something close to panic, players avoiding eye contact, shoulders slumped under the weight of a deficit that felt bigger than the scoreboard.Killian gathered them in the loc
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