Chapter 9: Victor Pushes Back
Three days before the rematch, Victor cornered me outside the library.
Cornered is a dramatic word, but accurate. He appeared near the steps just as I was leaving, blocking the path with the casual confidence of someone used to rooms rearranging around him.
"Evan Xu."
I considered pretending not ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Emergency Replacement
2. Chapter 2: The Ice Queen Across the Table
3. Chapter 3: The Wrong Kind of Courage
4. Chapter 4: Three Holes in a Perfect Wall
5. Chapter 5: The Girl Who Noticed
6. Chapter 6: A Victory With a Stain
7. Chapter 7: The Rematch Terms
8. Chapter 8: Training Without Fire
9. Chapter 9: Victor Pushes Back
10. Chapter 10: Clean Stage
11. Chapter 11: The Speech I Couldn't Borrow
12. Chapter 12: Split Decision
13. Chapter 13: The Invitation
14. Chapter 14: One Shot, No Bottle
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