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UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT
CHAPTER 58*** FINAL TRAINING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP **Caleb sweated profusely as he dribbled hard down the floor, sneakers squeaking on the floor. His calves burned, but he powered through a killer crossover, bursting past Trent."Too slow, Trent!" Caleb stood up and shot a silky three-pointer, smirking at his friend. "Wake up, pretty boy!" Trent hissed back through matted blonde hair. "You think that garbage will fly tomorrow?" In a blur, Trent ripped the ball out of the net and took it hard to the rack, muscling up a one-hander that bounced high off the iron before ripping through with a furious splash. "Get your head outta your ass and guard somebody!" Harris shouted from the sideline.Maddie raced onto the court, a wild bundle of energy joining the backcourt battle. Caleb was enveloped by the little guard, who denied him an inch of airspace as sweat poured off his wiry frame."Bring it, superstar!" Maddie's eyes flashed with competitive fire as Caleb caught on the wing.Caleb r
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER FIFTY NINE
CHAPTER 59As Caleb approached Miranda's house, his car tires crunched on the gravel driveway. He killed the engine but did not make an immediate exit, instead turning to face his queen with an intense smolder."You're gonna be watching me every second out there, right babe?" His voice was low and filled with anticipation. "Cheering for your champion?"Miranda's red-lacquered nails touched the edge of his jaw as she looked back at him with heavy-lidded eyes. "Try to stop me. I'll be the loudest person in the stands when you rip down those nets."Caleb's lips collided with hers, claiming her in a branding kiss that made it clear who owned her. When they eventually parted ways, he was breathing heavily and the beast was yanking at its chain."Get some rest, my Queen." His fingers moved delicately across the majestic curve of her neck. "You'll need it for the celebrations tomorrow night." Miranda exited the truck and walked towards her house, her hips bouncing tantalizingly. Caleb watch
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY
CHAPTER 60"Like this place has been some kinda sacrifice for you two?" Caleb scowled and made contemptuous gestures about their small abode. "Get real, we're richer than pretty much anyone in this whole damn town!"Robert's ruddy face darkened like a stormcloud as his son said. "Why don't you watch who you bark at, boy? Your mother and I worked tirelessly to provide you with every possible opportunity...""Opportunity?" Caleb interrupted him with a bark of contemptuous laughter. "You have always been talkin' like we have been livin' outta the car or something, Dad!"Caleb pushed off from the counter and began pacing the kitchen in impatient spurts. His temper, which had before been fiery and focused, had abruptly shifted to resentment. Suddenly, the mission of vengeance against Oakwood seemed insignificant in comparison to the maelstrom of emotions raging through his mind."We got more money tucked away than this whole town puts together," he muttered, spinning to face his stunned pa
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY ONE
CHAPTER 61Caleb's hands were curled into white-knuckle fists, and his entire body vibrated like a tuning fork in response to his father's words. Take everything for granted, like a spoiled brat. The mere suggestion made his blood boil with wrath.He was about to lash into Robert with another scorching missile when he heard a fresh voice in the corridor."Hey, did somebody order a large Meat Monster with extra fries?" Julia flew into the kitchen, juggling an absurdly large pizza box and a couple litre bottles of bright green energy drink. Her shaggy brown hair was tangled around a face that still glistened with the oil and intensity of adolescence.She blinked owlishly at the dense tension in the room, her gaze shifting between Caleb's heaving body and his parents' simultaneous expressions of concern. "Uh...did I miss the pre-game pep rally or something?"For a brief minute, it felt as if her words had fractured the very air itself. The oven-blast fury that engulfed the kitchen appea
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY TWO
CHAPTER 62Caleb had just gotten out of the shower, toweling off his sweat-soaked curls, when his phone vibrated with a new notification.Probably just the group chat with Trent and Maddie going crazy again, building themselves up for tomorrow's epic clash. Caleb gave himself a wicked grin as he swiped his home screen awake, feeling the approaching glory on his tongue like a slab of bleeding red steak.Except...the message did not come from his savage teammates. Caleb's brows furrowed in an immediate thundercloud of discontent as he saw Dylan's name blazoned across the screen.Caleb, bristling, typed on the text chain, all warmth curdling in his breast as he took in the words:"What's up, Caleb? I just wanted to wish you good luck for the big game tomorrow night. I'll be there in the front row, like I always am, supporting my dude..."Caleb's grasp on his phone tightened to the point where he could hear the aluminum casing complain. What the hell was this scrub up to? Not only did you
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY THREE
CHAPTER 63*** D-DAY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP ***The air inside Willow Creek's Basketball Court was electrifying, sparked by the barely restrained intensity of two competitors ready to clash. As Caleb entered the court for warm-ups, his gaze was drawn to the Oakwood players stretching on the opposite side.So this was it: the night that would finally determine who the district's kings were.Caleb knew everything he needed to know about his colleagues after just one glance: they were locked, loaded, and full of hungry bloodlust. Trent was yelling out some vocal calisthenics that sounded more like ag intimidation than pregame inspiration. Maddie sped past in a blur, her engine screaming at full speed. Even the backups portrayed a towering danger as they sent up jumper after jumper, shoulders already dripping from strain.These were the Wolves of Willow Creek at their most wild, hackles rising and teeth glistening with anticipation of the upcoming feast.Caleb bent down and entered his secre
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR
CHAPTER 64Midway through the fourth quarter, the scoreboard showed Willow Creek with a seemingly overwhelming 22-point lead. But on the floor, Caleb's increasing velocity and negative energy were becoming a force of nature in their own right.He stalked the hardwood flooring like a chaotic Athlete in the grip of bloodlust. At one point, Oakwood's generally unflappable floor general dared to try slowing down the pace, squandering the clock in the hopes of engineering a minor comeback that would lessen the impending humiliation.A big mistake.Caleb grabbed the ball away from his opponent with a fierce poke check before blazing down the floor on a fast break that was strangely empty of teammates. Squaring up from the top of the key, the entire arena seemed to sink into a vacuum of silence and stillness as he assessed his target.Caleb released a whistling heat-seeker of a two-handed missile, channeling all of his pent-up hatred and venom into the wicked aim of the shot. Do you dare try
UNSPOKEN BOND CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE
CHAPTER 65The sound of the ball hitting the hardwood seemed to vibrate through Caleb's very bones as the clock bled its final agonizing ticks. Five Oakwood jackals surrounded him in a tightening circle, seeing their last desperate chance to seize the throne.In those final minutes, the Willow Creek executioner felt a deep, soulful calm. Caleb was no longer in the same terrestrial plane as the snarling warriors pursuing them futilely. No, he had ascended to a higher heavenly level reserved for demigods and icons who had finished their mythological conquest rituals.The roar of the capacity throng had faded to a gentle buzz like the white noise of insignificance accepting an unavoidable reality. Caleb's laser focus zoomed in on the raised hoop, making it the entire cosmic scope through which his destiny would finally, legitimately, be realized.In one eternally held breath, a silent supernova on a great inner scale, he climbed from a threadbare coil to ballistic apogee. As his trainers
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