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Chapter 20

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Sage’s POV

The silence in the kitchen was suffocating and punctuated only by the drip of the coffee machine and the frantic thumping of my own heart. Tonight. Tonight was the night. The weight of the upcoming game pressed down on me with a physical ache in my chest. Was I ready? Could I actually do this?

Rina’s taunts from yesterday, about me being a detriment to the team, still echoed in the quiet space, twisting into a knot of doubt. This was it. My chance to prove I was worthy of a second shot or to confirm her cruel words.

My thoughts were a chaotic whirlwind, screeched to a halt. There he was. My father. Davies. Standing by the gleaming coffee machine, his back to me and the familiar hum of the brewing coffee was a clear contrast to the unfamiliar tremor in my hands.

I hadn’t seen him since our last argument three days ago. It was a shouting match that had left both of us raw and exposed. A cold sinking dread had settled in my stomach. There was certainty that he’d already lef
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