Chapter 36 "The Truth Beneath His Fingers"
Xavier's POV
Time seemed to stop. It ceased being a factor. Every sound in the arena collapsed into one point of contact: my fingers against fabric, pressed hard against the edge of a too-tight compression shirt.
And then I felt it. The binding.
Not fabric from a jersey, not padding. Something tight...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Girl Who Died
2. Chapter 2 Ghosts on the Bus
3. Chapter 3 Rooming with the Enemy
4. Chapter 4 Underwhelming
5. Chapter 5 The Lie She Almost Lost
6. Chapter 6 My Body Was a Traitor
7. Chapter 7 He Knew Before I Did
8. Chapter 8 Go to HELL
9. Chapter 9 Let's GO
10. Chapter 10 Bring It On
11. Chapter 11 Deal
12. Chapter 12 The Condition
13. Chapter 13 First Practice as a Team
14. Chapter 14 Can't Stop Watching
15. Chapter 15 The Weight of Pretending
16. Chapter 16 Shadows and Suspicions
17. Chapter 17 Regional Qualifiers Begin
18. Chapter 18 Playing Through Fear
19. Chapter 19 Close Call
20. Chapter 20 The Mysterious Text
21. Chapter 21 Surveillance
22. Chapter 22 Enjoy It While You Can
23. Chapter 23 Cornered
24. Chapter 24 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
25. Chapter 25 Protective Instincts
26. Chapter 26 His Mother's Shadow
27. Chapter 27 Burning Up
28. Chapter 28 The Semi-Final
29. Chapter 29 The Winning Shot
30. Chapter 30 Mother
31. Chapter 31 Regional Finals Eve
32. Chapter 32 The Challenge
33. Chapter 33 "The Question That Won't Die"
34. Chapter 34 "Regional Finals"
35. Chapter 35 "The Long-Range Shot"
36. Chapter 36 "The Truth Beneath His Fingers"
37. Chapter 37 "Brothers' Reckoning"
38. Chapter 38 "After the Victory"
39. Chapter 39 "Departure"
40. Chapter 40 "New Arena, New Dangers"
41. Chapter 41 "Luna Celeste's Team"
42. Chapter 42 "Roommates"
43. Chapter 43 "Fitness Screening"
44. Chapter 44 "The Doctor's Secret"
45. Chapter 45 "The Doctor"
46. Chapter 46 "Escalation"
47. Chapter 47 "First Divisional Match"
48. Chapter 48 Father's Puck
49. Chapter 49 "Choosing Sides"
50. Chapter 50 "The Fracture"
51. Chapter 51 "Rising Through the Ranks"
52. Chapter 52 "Quarter-Final Warfare"
53. Chapter 53 "Unraveling"
54. Chapter 54 "The Nightmare's Echo"
55. Chapter 55 "The Shield"
56. Chapter 56 "Semi-Final Draw"
57. Chapter 57 "The Letter"
58. Chapter 58 "Semi-Final Day"
59. Chapter 59 "The Calm Before"
60. Chapter 60 "Divisional Final: First Period"
61. Chapter 61 "Divisional Final: Second Period"
62. Chapter 62 "Princess"
63. Chapter 63 "Divisional Final: Third Period"
64. Chapter 64 "Hat Trick"
65. Chapter 65 "After the Win"
66. Chapter 66 "The Aftermath"
67. Chapter 67 "The Witness"
68. Chapter 68 Processing
69. Chapter 69 Charlotte
70. Chapter 70 Ambush
71. Chapter 71 "Fury Unleashed"
72. Chapter 72 "Aftermath of the Attack"
73. Chapter 73 The Call to Father
74. Chapter 74 Healing Days
75. Chapter 75 "Travel to the Capital"
76. Chapter 76 "The Alpha King's Reception"
77. Chapter 77 The King's Secret
78. Chapter 78 "National Finals Begin"
79. Chapter 79 "Under Investigation"
80. Chapter 80 "The Second Witness"
81. Chapter 81 Climbing the Bracket
82. Chapter 82 "Ghosts of the Past"
83. Chapter 83 "Third Round: Revenge on Ice"
84. Chapter 84 "The Necklace"
85. Chapter 85 "Race Against Destruction"
86. Chapter 86 "Quarter-Finals"
87. Chapter 87 "The Doctor's Dilemma"
88. Chapter 88 "The Celebration Party"
89. Chapter 89 The Dance
90. Chapter 90 "The Walk Back"
91. Chapter 91 "The Night Everything Changed"
92. Chapter 92 "The Night Everything Changed" Cont ...
93. Chapter 93 "The Morning After"
94. Chapter 94 "The Full Truth"
95. Chapter 95 "The New Dynamic"
96. Chapter 96 "The Alpha King's Announcement"
97. Chapter 97 "Meeting Maren"
98. Chapter 98 Meeting Maren Continued
99. Chapter 99 "Confrontation"
100. Chapter 100 "Confrontation Continued"
101. Chapter 101 "Semi-Final Preparation"
102. Chapter 102 "Semi-Final Preparation Continued"
103. Chapter 103 "Semi-Final Match"
104. Chapter 104 Semi-Final Third Quarter
105. Chapter 105 One Win Away
106. Chapter 106 The Night Before the Final
107. Chapter 107 Championship Day
108. Chapter 108 Championship: First Period
109. Chapter 109 Championship: Second Period
110. Chapter 110 Championship: Third Period
111. Chapter 111 Championship: The Awakening
112. Chapter 112 Championship: Victory
113. Chapter 113 The Wish
114. Chapter 114 Shattered
115. Chapter 115 The Hunt Begins
116. Chapter 116 Caleb and Charlotte
117. Chapter 117 Going Home
118. Chapter 118 The Mother They Knew
119. Chapter 119 His Last Words
120. Chapter 120 Preparing for the North
121. Chapter 121 The International Match: First Half
122. Chapter 122 The International Match: Second Half
123. Chapter 123 The Corridor Ultimatum
124. Chapter 124 Pack Secrecy Gambit
125. Chapter 125 Who I Am
126. Chapter 126 The Signet and the Ledger
127. Chapter 127 The Oath's Price
128. Chapter 128 Oath and Consequence
129. Chapter 129 The Magistrate's Challenge
130. Chapter 130 Oath Against Empire
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