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Chapter 108
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2026-06-26 19:31:54
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The Rogue Next Door Chapter 108
MayaI don’t remember deciding to go to Cole’s house.One second I’m sitting in my car outside Po Folks, gripping the steering wheel while my father’s words replay in my head.Four months.He had lost his job four months ago.Four months of lying.Four months of pretending he was fine.Four months of me believing every crisis was just another bump in the road instead of the entire road collapsing underneath us.The next second, I’m pulling into my driveway with my chest so tight I can barely breathe.The house is mostly dark, except for the kitchen light and the soft glow coming from Bree’s bedroom upstairs. Logan’s truck is in the driveway, but I don’t go inside right away. I just sit there with my hands still on the steering wheel, staring at the football house next door.Cole’s house.Lights are on.Of course they are.The football house is never fully asleep. Even from my car, I can hear faint music, laughter, male voices yelling about something that sounds vaguely competitive and
The Rogue Next Door Chapter 107
MayaThere are two versions of my life.There’s the version where I’m with Cole.Where we laugh over miniature golf, argue over who cheated, text each other during the day, and somehow make an ordinary Wednesday feel like the best day I’ve had in months.And then there’s…This.“Table twelve needs drinks!” Andrea shouts from across the restaurant.“I got it!” I call back, grabbing two sweet teas before balancing them on my tray.The familiar smell of fried chicken, biscuits, and gravy wraps around me as country music hums through the speakers. Boots clack against the hardwood floor while conversations blend together into the same comfortable chaos I’ve worked in since freshman year.Po Folks hasn’t changed.Neither have the customers.Neither have the tips.For a few hours every shift, it’s almost easy to pretend nothing outside these walls exists.Almost.“Evenin’, sugar,” an older man says as I refill his coffee.“Can I get y’all anything else?”He smiles.“Another basket of biscuit
The Rogue Next Door Chapter 106
Chapter 106ColeCoach Daniels has a rule.Leave your bullshit in the locker room.The second you step onto my field, I don’t care if your girlfriend dumped you, your dog ran away, or you failed an exam. Football comes first.Normally, I don’t have a problem with that.Football has always been the one place where everything else disappears.Once the whistle blows, my brain shuts off. Reads become simple. Routes become instinct. The noise fades until all that matters is the next play.Today?Not a damn chance.“Ryder!”Coach’s voice cuts through the afternoon air just as the football whistles past my fingertips.It smacks into the turf behind me.“Again!”I curse under my breath and jog back toward the huddle.Jake falls into step beside me wearing the biggest grin I’ve ever wanted to punch off someone’s face.“You okay there, Romeo?”“I’m fine.”“Liar.”“I’m having an off day.”Jake laughs.“No, you’re having a girlfriend day.”I shoot him a look.“You ever stop talking?”“Nah.”Coach
The Rogue Next Door Chapter 105
MayaI wake up before my alarm.Which is never a good sign.People who wake up before their alarms fall into two categories:1. Extremely productive adults.2. People whose anxiety beat the alarm clock to the punch.Unfortunately, I’m category two.I stare at the ceiling for a long moment, tangled in my blankets while the room sits in that strange gray space between night and morning.Quiet.Still.Normal.At least for about ten seconds.Then I remember.Dad.The debt.The eviction notice.The lawyer.And suddenly my chest feels heavy all over again.“Fantastic,” I mutter to myself.The universe remains unsympathetic.I roll over and grab my phone from the nightstand.Six thirty-two.Too early to be awake.Too late to fall back asleep.My eyes immediately land on the unread email sitting in my inbox.Forwarded from Dad.I had seen it last night.I just hadn’t opened it.Because sometimes avoiding a problem feels easier than facing it.A terrible strategy.But a comforting one.For app
The Rogue Next Door Chapter 104
ColeI don’t like feeling helpless.It’s probably one of my worst qualities.Give me a football game? I can fix that.A bad practice? I can fix that.A problem with a teammate? Usually fixable.Hell, if Jake decides to become a public nuisance for the fifteenth time this week, I can usually solve that too.But this?Standing in a parking lot while Maya cries because her entire life feels like it’s falling apart?I have no idea what the hell I’m doing.And I hate it.I keep one arm around her shoulders as we walk back toward my truck, but neither of us says much.The conversation feels heavy now.Not awkward.Just heavy.Like we opened a door neither of us can close again.Maya is quiet beside me.Too quiet.Her eyes are focused on the ground as she walks.Lost in her own head.Which is dangerous.Because when Maya gets stuck in her own head, she starts carrying the weight of the entire damn world.I unlock the truck.She climbs in without a word.I walk around to the driver’s side and
The Rogue Next Door Chapter 103
Maya “Why the hell are you dealing with this by yourself?” The question hangs between us. Simple. Direct. Completely unfair. Because I don’t actually have a good answer. I just stare at him across the parking lot. The attorney’s letter still clutched in his hand. The evening sun is starting to dip lower now, painting everything gold. People are coming and going from the restaurant behind us. Cars pull into the lot. Engines start. Doors slam. Life keeps moving. Meanwhile, I feel completely stuck. “I don’t know.” Cole immediately shakes his head. “That’s not true.” His voice isn’t angry. Not really. Frustrated maybe. Worried definitely. But not angry. And somehow that makes everything worse. Because if he was angry? I could defend myself. I could fight. I could explain. Instead he’s standing there looking at me like he wants to carry some of this weight for me. And I don’t know what to do with that. I laugh. One short, broke
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