All Chapters of The Sports King Secret Wife: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

38 Chapters

chapter twenty one

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONEADRIAN’S POVThe house was already loud before I even stepped out of my room, and it felt like the walls had learned how to breathe chaos on their own.Music slammed through the floors so heavily it blurred into my bones, and I walked through it like it was background noise I had outgrown.Jace spotted me first, and he shouted my name like I was some returning victory instead of a man walking into another mess.I didn’t even look at him properly, and I only lifted two fingers in response because reacting too much always fed their excitement.“ADRIAN COLE IS BACK!” someone yelled again, and the whole house answered like my existence was part of the entertainment.I sighed under my breath, and I kept moving anyway because attention was normal, but attachment to it was not.A girl stepped into my path immediately, and she smiled like she had been waiting for this exact moment all night.“You’re late,” she said softly, and I tilted my head slightly because I didn’t reme

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOSOPHIE'S POVThe moment the words left my mouth, I regretted every second afterwards."Maybe we'd have more privacy in your room."All eyes were literally on us, and it felt as though my breathing had become some sort of entertainment as well.Whistles bounced off the walls while somebody nearly fell off the couch laughing, and the music suddenly felt quieter beneath the chaos because every pair of eyes in the room had locked onto us.My heart was trying to climb into my throat.The worst part was that Adrian looked entirely too pleased with himself.The fool was enjoying this.His mouth curved slowly as he stared at me, and the dangerous amusement in his eyes made me instantly regret giving him an audience."Oh, we're definitely doing that, freshman."Before I could rethink my life choices, his fingers wrapped around my hand.The crowd lost what little sanity it had left. People began cheering as though we had just finished performing a show, and somehow I still m

chapter twenty three

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEADRIAN'S POVThe room stayed silent for exactly three seconds, before Stacey found her voice again."This is ridiculous."I sighed because apparently the universe had decided my evening wasn't difficult enough."Stacey.""No.""Stacey.""No."I rubbed my forehead slowly.Around me, the other girls exchanged looks while Sophie stood beside me looking one second away from climbing through the nearest wall.Honestly, I couldn't blame her.The whole situation had escalated far beyond normal human behavior."Guys," I said calmly, "the show's over.. i and my beloved need to finish what we started,"I wrapped my arm around Sophie's waist, before bringing out Sophie's panties from my back pocket.The look on their faces was priceless.I have to say I was loving every bit of this plan.I pointed toward the door."Seriously, get the fuck out."The puck bunnies left, but like every other hot headed clingy bitch; Stacey didn't.She stood there with her arms crossed."You're c

chapter twenty four

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURSOPHIE'S POV"Unbelievable."The word tore out of me before I could stop it, and the second it left my mouth, I turned and ran because standing there another second felt impossible. My chest was tight, my eyes burned with frustrated tears, and all I wanted was distance between myself and the two idiots who had somehow turned one bad night into a complete disaster.The cold night air hit my face as I hurried down the street, and each step carried me farther from the shouting, the fighting, and the mess waiting behind me. Unfortunately, distance did absolutely nothing to quiet my thoughts because Daniel's expression had already lodged itself inside my head like a splinter I couldn't pull out.He looked hurt, and that made everything worse because anger eventually faded, but disappointment had a way of lingering long after the argument ended.By the time I found a taxi, exhaustion had settled deep into my bones, and I still had my panties in my hand.“ Oh for goodness

chapter twenty five

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVESOPHIE'S POV"Stay the fuck away from her."The voice cut through the library so sharply that every conversation nearby seemed to stumble over itself, and for the first time since Stacey and her friends had surrounded my table, somebody else looked uncomfortable instead of me. The confidence she'd been wearing all afternoon cracked almost instantly, which was satisfying in a way I probably shouldn't admit.Stacey turned slowly, and the irritation flashing across her face made it obvious she wasn't used to people interrupting her little performances. Unfortunately for her, the guy standing before her looked completely unimpressed by whatever reputation she thought she had."What is your problem?" she demanded.The guy shoved his hands into his pockets and shrugged casually, but there was an aura he had that made even me curious. He looked relaxed on the outside, yet there was enough warning in his expression to make it clear he wasn't bluffing."My problem is watchi

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXSOPHIE'S POV"If you really hate me now and never want to talk to me again, then you should just run me over."The words left my mouth before I could stop them, and judging by the way Daniel froze halfway into his car, they landed exactly where I wanted them to. My frustration had been building since last night, and after spending an entire day being ignored like I didn't exist, I was finally too exhausted to care whether I sounded dramatic or not.For a moment he stood there with one hand still gripping the driver's door, while the afternoon breeze stirred through the nearly empty parking lot around us. Students were still making their way home, cars were pulling out one after another, but none of it seemed important because all I could focus on was the stubborn idiot who had been my best friend for years."You want to talk?" Daniel asked as he slowly turned around, and there was something in his voice that immediately made my stomach tighten. "Fine, Soph. Let's ta

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENADRIAN'S POVThe city blurred past my windshield in streaks of gold and white while I drove aimlessly through town, and no matter how many turns I took, my thoughts stubbornly kept circling back to the same place. Usually, when my head gets crowded, football fixes it, but tonight even the thought of training couldn't compete with the image of Sophie standing in my room with her lips swollen from kissing me and her eyes looking at me like she'd forgotten we were supposed to be pretending.I tightened my grip on the steering wheel and immediately regretted letting my mind wander there, because remembering her only made the problem worse. Every time I replayed that moment by the glass window, I found something new to obsess over, and that realization alone was enough to make me question whether I was finally losing my mind."This is ridiculous."The words came out louder than intended, and they sounded embarrassingly desperate bouncing around the empty car. Unfortuna

chapter twenty eight

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTADRIAN'S POV"A girlfriend."The words slipped out before I could rethink them, and judging by the stunned silence that followed, nobody in the room had expected that answer. The funny part was that neither had I. One second I was trying to get out of whatever ridiculous arrangement my father had cooked up, and the next I was standing there claiming I had a girlfriend while the image of Sophie Hale decided to make itself comfortable in my head."A GIRLFRIEND?"Kara's voice shot upward so fast it almost made me wince, and the outrage spreading across her face would've been hilarious if I wasn't currently trapped inside this nightmare. Five minutes ago she had looked bored by my existence, yet now she seemed personally offended by the idea that another girl existed somewhere on the planet."That's usually what people call the person they're dating."Her eyes narrowed immediately. "You're lying."I shrugged and folded my arms because if there was one thing I'd lea

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINEADRIAN'S POVThe first thing I felt when I opened my eyes was annoyance, and the second was the weight of somebody else's arm draped across my chest. Sleep vanished instantly as I turned my head and found Kara lying beside me like she belonged there, her red lips curved into a smug smile before I'd even fully woken up."What the fuck?"The words ripped out of me before I could stop them, and fury exploded through my veins so fast that I shoved myself upright. Kara let out a dramatic little gasp as she slid sideways on the mattress, but the amusement dancing in her eyes made it obvious she wasn't shocked in the slightest."How the fuck did you get into my room?" I snapped, while every nerve in my body screamed for me to throw her out immediately. "Actually, forget that, why the hell are you in my room?"She sat up slowly and stretched like she was starring in some ridiculous perfume commercial, then tilted her head while looking entirely too pleased with herself. "I

CHAPTER THIRTY

CHAPTER THIRTYSOPHIE'S POVThe house felt different when I woke up that morning, while a familiar heaviness settled over everything before I had even left my bed. Some dates carried their own weight no matter how many years passed, and today happened to be one of them.Mom was already awake when I walked into the kitchen, yet the tired smile she offered me didn't quite reach her eyes. She stirred her tea absentmindedly while staring out the window, and the sight squeezed something painful inside my chest because today wasn't just hard for me."Dad would've hated seeing us mope around like this," I said lightly, hoping to coax a real smile out of her, but my voice sounded thinner than I intended. "He'd probably call us dramatic and then steal the last pancake while pretending he was innocent."A laugh escaped her before she could stop it, and the sound filled the kitchen with a warmth I'd been missing all morning. "Your father was many things, Sophie, but innocent was never one of the

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