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Chapter 31 Mia Scott left shortly after. He said he was going to sleep in Liam's room, and he'll be back in the morning. He mentioned giving me space. As soon as he left, I regretted it. I wasn't sure exactly what I regretted. Stopping him? Letting it happen at all? Both? That had been intense. My body still remembered every single touch. Every single groan and moan. I buried my face in my hands. “Fuck.” What had I been thinking? Mia! Scott and I weren't supposed to do that. We were fake dating. Fake. And he was an asshole. He was my brother's best friend. So why had kissing him felt so fucking good? So right? I fell back onto the bed and stared at the ceiling. I could still remember the way he'd looked at me before he kissed me. Like he'd been fighting the urge for just as long as I had. And then he'd admitted it. I've wanted to kiss you for so long. My stomach twisted. I grabbed my pillow and covered my face. This was bad. Very, very bad. I sat up again and

Chapter 33 Mia My hands balled into fists as they all laughed and celebrated like they already won. Carter was at the center of it all. A shrill sound came out of the locker room. Then Carter picked up the call and placed it against his ears. He began to walk out. I hid, watching him walk out of the locker room and crossing towards a small store. I followed him and pressed my ears against the door. “Why the fuck are you calling me right now?” Carter said in his usual calm voice. After a long pause, listening to whoever was on the other line, Carter sighed. “Whatever. I'll call you later. Just don't contact me till I contact you, got it?” With that, I tiptoed away from the store. I made my way back to where we'd gotten the water. The cooler was still there. I crouched beside it and opened the lid. Dozens of bottles sat inside. I frowned. Something wasn't right. The bottles the players had been drinking from had a blue sticker around the cap. These didn't. I picke

Chapter 35 Mia “That was fucking good," Coach said. “Keep up the good work.” “Any news on the lab reports?” I asked, and the coach shook his head. “No feedback yet. But we should get something on or before the game ends. I nodded. I hated how powerless I felt. Even if the testing came out positive for contamination, it still didn't prove what I knew… the vipers did it. I was certain they did, and I needed proof. . I slipped out of the locker room and decided to confront Carter once and for all. It was the only way I could find out the truth. My footsteps echoed as I made my way to the locker room. “What the hell?” Carter yelled from the inside. “Are y'all retarded? How did you let those good-for-nothing fools close the gap?" “It's not our fault, man.” I quickly turned on my recorder. “They are supposed to be weaker. I made sure of that, so why are y'all acting like you have no legs on the rink?” Carter was pissed. It was evident in his voice. I was surprised he had

Chapter 37 Mia I watched Scott pace the hallway. I wanted to ask him if he was okay, but I was pretty sure he wouldn't appreciate my fourth “Are you okay?” in a row. “You're upset,” I said. This time, it wasn't a question. Scott scoffed. “What gave me away?” “Why are you upset?” I asked, despite being annoyed by his rude answer. I figured he was under a lot of stress. “Does it matter?” “Of course it matters! Why do you keep acting like talking to me is a chore? I get that you're upset—” “No, you don't.” “What?” “I said you don't!” His voice echoed through the hallway. “This was supposed to be the game where I finally showed them what I could do. The scouts were here. Everyone was watching. And I could barely stay on my feet.” I stared at him. “You're kidding.” “What part of me seems like I'm joking here?” “Oh, my God. You are so fucking annoying!” His jaw tightened. “That's why you're upset? Your teammates were literally fucking poisoned, Scott. You could barely

Chapter 39 Scott The ride back home was longer than I remembered. Mostly because Mia was seated with Liam, talking. both laughing and talking. Every now and then our eyes would meet, but she’d look away quickly. Good. There was no reason to pursue a dead end. Besides, I needed to focus on important shit. My career. That was all that truly mattered to me, and I didn’t want to lose sight of that, no matter what. I sighed. I was really hoping the game would be rescheduled, but the verdict was out, and the green vipers were suspended from every game for the rest of the year. As great that sounded, it was still not the way I would have liked to win. I stepped down from the bus, and took stretched my arms. I winced at the pain. “You okay, man?” Liam asked. I froze. “Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?” “You and Mia seem a little off. Something happened between you two?” “Uh.” I glanced at Mia, who was now speaking to Rot, her hand on his arm. Had she always been this flirty when she sp