For a split second, something flickered across Chase’s face. It was not confusion, but recognition. His brows lifted slightly, eyes narrowing just enough to sharpen his focus as he took Noah in. The restraints, the situation, the implications. There was a brief, almost imperceptible pause.“…Scholarship kid?” The words came slower than usual. Not quite mocking, but assessing.Noah held his gaze, even as something cold settled in his chest. Of all the people… Of all the possible connections… This? It had to be him?“You have got to be kidding me,” he muttered under his breath, more to himself than anyone else.Chase leaned back further in his chair, the leather creaking softly under his weight, his arms crossed loosely over his chest, and his posture relaxed in a way that didn’t match the situation at all. His eyes didn’t leave Noah, not for a second.“Well,” he said after a pause, a slow smirk pulling at the corners of his mouth, “this just got interesting.”Noah let out a short, humo
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