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CHAPTER 8 Part 1: The Calculated Risk

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The silence in the dimly lit auxiliary gym was heavy, broken only by the low, electrical hum of the single spotlight vibrating above them. Jake stepped fully into her personal space, his towering, bare chest casting a massive shadow that completely swallowed Avery’s smaller frame. He leaned down, his piercing green eyes burning with a sudden, sharp intelligence that made her stomach drop.

​"Avery," Jake murmured, his voice dropping into a dark, calculating register that sent a chill straight do
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