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Chapter 71 The Bet Exposed

KaiI sat in the back of the campus bar, the air smelling like stale beer and cheap wings. My phone vibrated against the sticky wood of the table. It was another text from the coach asking about my grades. I ignored it. My eyes were locked on the door, waiting for Ava to walk in. She wasn’t supposed to be here. This wasn't her scene. But I had promised her we’d celebrate her acing that mid-term."You look like you're waiting for an execution, not a date," Miller said, sliding into the booth across from me.I didn't laugh. "It’s not a date. We’re just finishing up the tutoring block."Miller snorted and signaled the waitress for another round. "Right. Tutoring. Is that what you call it when you stare at her like she’s the last water bottle in the desert?""Drop it, Miller."I checked the time. She was five minutes late. Ava was never late. My chest tightened. I didn't like the way the guys at the corner table were looking at the door. They were mostly benchwarmers from the soccer team,

Chapter 72 Family Ultimatum

POV: AvaThe library usually felt like a sanctuary, but tonight it felt like a cage. My phone sat on the edge of the mahogany desk, glowering at me with its cold, digital eyes. I tried to focus on the lines of my macroeconomics textbook. The words were just a blurred mess of black ink. My scholarship review was only days away, and the weight of my future was pressing down on my chest until I could barely breathe.I looked at the latest email from my mother. The subject line was simply: Choices.If we hear one more rumor, Ava, if your grades slip by even a fraction, we are bringing you home, she had written. We won’t watch you throw your life away for a boy who will forget your name by next season.I reached into my bag and pulled out my phone. A message from Kai was waiting.Meet me at the usual spot? I need to talk.Every instinct told me to delete it. I needed to walk away and save myself. But the memory of the way he looked at me in the basement archives, with that raw vulnerabilit

Chapter 73: Unexpected Kiss

POV: KaiThe silence in the athletic director’s office felt like a physical weight. I stood there, my jersey still damp with sweat from the morning workout I shouldn't have been allowed to finish. Across from me, Marcus wore a grin so sharp it could draw blood. He had finally done it. He had turned our private arrangement into a public execution."The evidence is clear, Kai," Director Vance said, his voice dropping like a gavel. "Bribing a scholarship student for academic favors? That isn't just a violation of team rules. It's grounds for expulsion.""I didn't bribe her," I snapped. My hands balled into fists at my sides. "Ava is a legitimate tutor. She’s the only reason I’m even passing English.""Save it for the hearing," Marcus chimed in, leaning against the doorframe. "Everyone saw the money you gave her at the cafe. You really thought you could buy your way through finals?"I wanted to lung across the desk and take that smug look off his face. But I knew better. One wrong move an

Chapter 74: Rival Tricks

POV: Miller (The Rival)The locker room smells like sweat and desperation. I love it. It’s the scent of a throne being vacated, and I’m the first in line to sit down.I leaned against the cool metal of my locker, tossing a weighted baseball into the air. Catch. Toss. Catch. Across the room, Kai sat on a wooden bench. He looked like a man waiting for his execution. His head was down. His shoulders were slumped. The golden boy of the university baseball team was tarnished."Rough night, Kai?" I called out. My voice echoed against the tile. "I heard the library was a real scene yesterday."Kai didn't look up. He was staring at his cleats as if they held the answers to his life. "Shut up, Miller."I grinned. The anger in his tone was thin. Brittle. He was losing his edge because he was distracted by a girl. A scholarship student who spent her nights highlighting textbooks. It was pathetic. A guy like Kai, with a professional scout’s eyes on him, shouldn't be wasting time on a tutor."The

Chapter 75: Emotional Breakthrough

POV: AvaI stared at the computer screen until the text blurred into a mess of gray lines. The library was quiet, but my head was loud. My phone sat face down on the wooden table, yet I could still feel it vibrating. Every time it buzzed, my stomach twisted. The campus forum was on fire. People were sharing a blurry photo of me and Kai behind the gym.They called me a gold digger. They called him a distraction. Some even suggested I was doing his homework so he could stay on the team. That hit the hardest. My scholarship was built on my integrity. If the dean believed those rumors, I was done. My future would vanish before I even finished my second semester."You look like you're about to faint," a voice whispered.I looked up. It was Sarah, my best friend. She slid into the chair next to me and shoved a lukewarm coffee in my direction. Her face was tight with worry. She didn't have her usual bright smile."Is it that bad?" I asked. My voice sounded thin and weak."Worse," she said. "

Chapter 76 Hidden Past

POV: KaiThe air in the locker room smelled like sweat and betrayal. I pulled my jersey over my head, but the fabric felt like lead. Every time I breathed, the rumors seemed to thicken."Hey, Kai. How's the tutor?" Miller’s voice cut through the sound of clanging lockers.I didn't look at him. I leaned over to lace my cleats. "She’s fine, Miller. Stick to the playbook.""I’m just saying," he continued. He walked over and leaned against the bench next to mine. "People are talking. They say you’re not just studying. They say you’re using her to keep your spot."I stopped tying my shoes. My heart pounded against my ribs. It wasn't a nervous beat. It was a warning."Who are the people?" I asked. My voice sounded flat. Cold.Miller shrugged. He looked around to make sure the coach wasn't watching. "Everyone. But mostly Jackson. He’s been telling the freshmen that Ava is only helping you because you have dirt on her. Or because you're paying her."I stood up fast. My bench scraped against t

Chapter 77 Rival Sabotage

POV: Miller (The Rival)Success tastes better when it is stolen. I leaned against the cold brick wall of the athletic center, watching the rain slick the pavement. Kai was inside, probably sweat-soaked and desperate. He thought he was the king of this campus. He thought he could have the glory and the girl. He is wrong.I pulled my phone out and scrolled through the photos I took last night. The lighting was perfect. It showed Kai and Ava in that corner of the library, heads leaned in close. From this angle, it didn't look like tutoring. It looked like a payoff. It looked like a scandal waiting to happen.Kai is the star of the team. I am the shadow. But shadows are where the real work gets done. If Kai fails his mid-terms, his scholarship vanishes. If he’s caught bribing a tutor, he’s banned from the league. I don't need to be faster than him on the field. I only need to be smarter about it."Did you send it?"I didn't turn around. I knew that voice. It was Sarah, Ava’s roommate. She

Chapter 78 Heart Racing Again

POV: AvaThe library smelled like old paper and overpriced espresso. I kept my head down, staring at my biology textbook until the diagrams of cell structures blurred into green blobs. My heart wouldn't stop thumping against my ribs. It wasn't the caffeine. It was the fact that every time someone walked past my table, they whispered."That's her," a girl in a cheer jacket muttered to her friend. "The scholarship girl who thinks she can tame Kai Thorne."I gripped my highlighter so hard the plastic groaned. I wanted to scream that I wasn't taming anyone. Kai was a project. A task. A way to keep my own academic standing secure. But the way he looked at me in the hallway this morning made that lie feel heavy.My phone buzzed on the mahogany table. I looked down, hoping it was my best friend, Chloe. Instead, it was a text from my mother.Ava, I saw a photo of you on that campus gossip page with a boy in a varsity jacket. Remember why you are there. Don't let a distraction ruin your future

Chapter 79 Training Together

POV: KaiThe gym smelled like old rubber and sweat. Usually, it was my sanctuary. Today, it felt like a cage. Every time I lifted a plate, I saw Miller whispering to some guy on the track team. They weren’t even trying to hide it. Their eyes kept darting toward the corner where Ava sat with her laptop.She shouldn’t have come here. I asked her to help me prep for the biology mid-term, but bringing her into my world was a mistake. The vultures were circling."Focus, Kai," Ava said. She didn't look up from her screen. "If you can’t explain the Krebs cycle, you’re going to fail the quiz tomorrow. No quiz, no game."I dropped the barbell. The heavy metal echoed through the rafters. A few guys on the bench press stopped to stare. I didn't care. My muscles burned, but my head was spinning faster than my heart rate."The Krebs cycle is a headache," I grunted. I wiped my face with a towel. "Why can't we go back to the library? Or your dorm?"Ava finally looked up. Her eyes were soft but firm.

Chapter 80 The Dare Returns

POV: Miller (The Rival)I watched them from the balcony of the student union. The scene below was perfect. Ava looked up at Kai with that soft, trusting expression that made my stomach turn. He leaned in, whispering something that made her laugh. They thought they were invisible in the shadow of the brick archway. They were wrong. My phone camera zoomed in, capturing every illicit second of their little moment.This was the scholarship girl? The one the professors loved? She was playing with fire. Kai was the golden boy of the team, but he was also a liability. I knew about tutoring. I knew about the missed practices. Most importantly, I knew about the bet that started this whole mess.Miller and the rest of the guys were already restless. They wanted their entertainment. I tapped the screen, scrolling through the photos I had taken over the last week. There was Kai holding her books. Kai walked her to the library at midnight. And now, this."You're making it too easy, Kai," I muttere

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