Chapter 23

KAI

The ball felt a bit heavy in my hands, as I took another shot at the basket. My sport seemed to be the only thing that could get my mind off the betrayal from Aiden and Ellie.

It felt very much like she had told him that I was beginning to bother her and had probably gone ahead to resort to the cheap act of threatening me. Ain't that a bitch…? I thought to myself.

Soon enough, I heard some footsteps behind me which had me turning to see if it had been some of my teammates. But then, I was utterly disappointed at the sight of the one person I was expecting to see.

“What the heck do you want?” I was in no mood for a confrontation with Aiden, but he was insisting on having one with me. “I don't have time for all of this…”

I had come down to the school basketball gym to get a couple of shots down before going home, but there Aiden was with two of his goons, having looks that didn't look friendly at all.

“We were both clear about me not seeing you anywhere near Ellie. What the fuck w