“…I’m the only one who gets to treat you like that, Pearce. You are mine, and I do not take too kindly to those who want to share in what’s mine…”
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Anthony Pearce and Blake Lindell have been locked in a feud for as long as they can remember. The spark that ignited their rivalry? Well, that depends on which side of the clay you ask. You’d think their parents’ constant meddling or the time they spend together on the basketball court would help smooth things over, but nope—this relationship remains stubbornly unshaped.
Everything changes, though, when Blake is forced to ditch the court and take up pottery—Anthony’s territory, where he’s the undisputed “King of Clay.” Now, tasked with the mission of getting Blake up to speed before graduation, Anthony has to spend even more time in close quarters with his rival.
Will they be able to sculpt their fractured friendship back into a masterpiece, or is their bond too cracked and brittle to repair? And when a buried secret surfaces about the rumor that shattered Anthony’s ninth-grade year, will it soften their hardened hearts or leave them shattered beyond the kiln’s fix? One thing’s for sure—things are about to get messy.


The Clay Connection

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

**BLAKE’S POV**
“Okay Blake, let’s see what you’ve made so far.”
I stared at Miss Clara unflinchingly and just shrugged my shoulders.
“What? You don’t have anything you’ve been working on?”
“He has been too busy fornicating to care about his studies.” I gave Anthony a deadpan look.
“You do real...

**BLAKE’S POV**

“Okay Blake, let’s see what you’ve made so far.”

I stared at Miss Clara unflinchingly and just shrugged my shoulders.

“What? You don’t have anything you’ve been working on?”

“He has been too busy fornicating to care about his studies.” I gave Anthony a deadpan look.

“You do real...

CHAPTER NINE