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Chapter 10: Betrayal Cuts Deeper
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2026-03-23 01:29:50
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The rink went silent.Not quite silent.Like the entire campus had just stopped breathing.Lila couldn’t move.Her eyes were locked on the screen.On that moment.Ethan’s hand on her wrist.Pulling her closer.Not accidental.Not misunderstood.Intentional.And then his voice echoed again through the speakers“I’ve wanted to do that for a while.”A ripple tore through the crowd.Gasps.Whispers.Shock.“Oh my God”“He said that?”“So she didn’t?”“Wait… he made the first move?!”Lila’s heart pounded violently in her chest.This changed everything.Everything.She slowly turned.Ethan stood a few feet away.Frozen.His eyes were on the screen.ThenOn her.And for a momentEverything else disappeared.The noise.The crowd.Vanessa.It was just them.And the truth.“You didn’t…” Lila whispered.Her voice barely existed.“You didn’t think I forced that.”Ethan took a step toward her.“I never thought that,” he said immediately.But something in his toneSomething wasn’t right.Her chest
The Nerd and the Hockey King Chapter 10: Betrayal Cuts Deeper
Lila dropped her phone.It hit the floor with a sharp crack.Her heart was racing too fast.Too loud.Too impossible to ignore.“No…” she whispered.But the image was already burned into her mind.Lucas.Editing the video.Calm. Focused. Precise.Like he had done it before.Like this wasn’t his first time.Her hands started shaking.This didn’t make sense.Lucas had defended her.He warned her.Her thoughts snapped.You’re trusting the wrong person.Her breath hitched.Oh God.She grabbed her phone again, replaying the video.Over.And over.And over.Hoping desperately that she was wrong.That it was just a trick.A coincidence.But every timeIt was still him.Same hoodie.Same posture.Same face.There was no denying it anymore.A knock hit her door.Hard.Urgent.She froze.Her heart pounded.Another knock.“Lila, open up.”Lucas.Her chest tightened painfully.She couldn’t move.“Lila, I know you’re in there,” he said, voice tense. “Please just open the door.”Silence.Her finger
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