Chapter 122 The Smell Hit Hard
ARES'S POV
I called her on a Sunday, on purpose — Sunday was the day my father had claimed, and I wanted to give her one of her own.
She picked up on the third ring. Faster than usual.
"Ares."
"Hey, Mom."
The TV was on low behind her, but it sounded different — voices, not the game-show noise I'd g...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 New Teammate
2. Chapter 2 He Kissed Me First
3. Chapter 3 The Scar That Ruined Me
4. Chapter 4 Roommate From Hell
5. Chapter 5 Don't Flinch Captain
6. Chapter 6 Temporary? Yeah Right
7. Chapter 7 Cheer Captain Shield
8. Chapter 8 I Live Here
9. Chapter 9 Saved By Sara
10. Chapter 10 I Know
11. Chapter 11 Launch Bag Trap
12. Chapter 12 Latte With Drama
13. Chapter 13 Protective Or Jealous
14. Chapter 14 Hypocrite In The Kitchen
15. Chapter 15 In-law Audition
16. Chapter 16 Ice Betrays Captain
17. Chapter 17 I Let Him Win
18. Chapter 18 Almost Kissed Him
19. Chapter 19 You Ran
20. Chapter 20 Guilty On All Counts
21. Chapter 21 Good Influence
22. Chapter 22 They're Going To Know
23. Chapter 23 I Can't Say It
24. Chapter 24 Just One Kiss
25. Chapter 25 This Is Obvious
26. Chapter 26 Just Captain Stuff
27. Chapter 27 Just Tell Her, Idiot
28. Chapter 28 Bed Confession
29. Chapter 29 One Touch Away
30. Chapter 30 Punched The Slur
31. Chapter 31 Touch Him Again, Bitch
32. Chapter 32 Jealousy Wins Again
33. Chapter 33 Still His Secret
34. Chapter 34 He Waited A Year
35. Chapter 35 Scared But Greedy
36. Chapter 36 Too Scared To Choose
37. Chapter 37 Mouth On Me
38. Chapter 38 He Stayed Till Morning
39. Chapter 39 One More Delay
40. Chapter 40 Hickeys Exposed
41. Chapter 41 Forced To Pretend
42. Chapter 42 Stop Waiting, Idiot
43. Chapter 43 Waiting Is Over
44. Chapter 44 Not Tonight, Sara
45. Chapter 45 Watching Him Fake It
46. Chapter 46 She Knows
47. Chapter 47 I Love Him
48. Chapter 48 Boyfriend, Finally
49. Chapter 49 He Kissed My Scar
50. Chapter 50 She Knew Everything
51. Chapter 51 Almost Caught By Coach
52. Chapter 52 Because He's Mine
53. Chapter 53 I'm Not Your Dirty Secret
54. Chapter 54 Backseat Breakdown
55. Chapter 55 She Is Not Done Yet
56. Chapter 56 Heart Already Taken
57. Chapter 57 The Ultimatum
58. Chapter 58 I Choose You
59. Chapter 59 Forced Normalcy
60. Chapter 60 I Won't Wait
61. Chapter 61 Don’t Wait Too Long
62. Chapter 62 He Kissed Her Anyway
63. Chapter 63 Done With The Games
64. Chapter 64 Awake And Lying
65. Chapter 65 Don't Ask What's Wrong
66. Chapter 66 I've Been Waiting
67. Chapter 67 Saying Your Name
68. Chapter 68 I'm Moving Out
69. Chapter 69 I'm Not Negotiating
70. Chapter 70 He Left Anyways
71. Chapter 71 The Truth At The Counter
72. Chapter 72 Trust Me One Last Time
73. Chapter 73 Locker Room Snitches
74. Chapter 74 He Wouldn't Let Go
75. Chapter 75 Panic In The Tunnel
76. Chapter 76 The FaceOff
77. Chapter 77 Light Out. Truth Out
78. Chapter 78 Still Here With Us
79. Chapter 79 Touched Me In Public
80. Chapter 80 Wanted It Back
81. Chapter 81 Only Has One Pan
82. Chapter 82 Forfeited The Championship
83. Chapter 83 The Dinner
84. Chapter 84 April Saw Everything
85. Chapter 85 Transferred Twice For Me
86. Chapter 86 The Key His Mom Made
87. Chapter 87 He Finally Got Celebrated
88. Chapter 88 Storage Unit
89. Chapter 89 The Political Condition
90. Chapter 90 The Truth He Sat On
91. Chapter 91 The Card He Hid
92. Chapter 92 He Brought His Wife
93. Chapter 93 Don't Be That Guy
94. Chapter 94 The Math Worked Out
95. Chapter 95 He Let Me Walk Away
96. Chapter 96 Incase It All Ends
97. Chapter 97 Choosing Without Me
98. Chapter 98 The Banner And The Lie
99. Chapter 99 Small Victory, Same Fear
100. Chapter 100 The Deadline I Gave Him
101. Chapter 101 No More Safety Nets
102. Chapter 102 He Crossed A Line
103. Chapter 103 You Had No Right
104. Chapter 104 Sitting In My Guilt
105. Chapter 105 Still Not Letting Go
106. Chapter 106 Egg And Silent Panic
107. Chapter 107 She Wants A Son
108. Chapter 108 Joint Statement Trap
109. Chapter 109 Six Hours To Ruin
110. Chapter 110 I Couldn't Tell Him
111. Chapter 111 Out On My Terms
112. Chapter 112 He Did It Without Me
113. Chapter 113 He Chose Honesty
114. Chapter 114 Debt I Can't Pay
115. Chapter 115 Counting Down In His Arms
116. Chapter 116 Too Little, Too Late
117. Chapter 117 Four Hours Away
118. Chapter 118 I Let Him Cook
119. Chapter 119 Burgers And Buried Rage
120. Chapter 120 Four Days Until Everything
121. Chapter 121 Not The A I Needed
122. Chapter 122 The Smell Hit Hard
123. Chapter 123 I Took Every Inch
124. Chapter 124 Bent Over And Claimed
125. Chapter 125 He Wanted It Just Them
126. Chapter 126 He Gave Me Her Watch
127. Chapter 127 Ares Left The Box Open
128. Chapter 128 Last Morning On The Mattress
129. Chapter 129 Rookie With A Past
130. Chapter 130 Unfamiliar Bed
131. Chapter 131 Six Weeks Hit Me At Once
132. Chapter 132 Three Days Of His
133. Chapter 133 I Put You on me
134. Chapter 134 Pay Me Back Harder
135. Chapter 135 The Silence After
136. Chapter 136 He Wanted It Permanent
137. Chapter 137 Everyone Sees The Name
138. Chapter 138 Second Place Captain
139. Chapter 139 Thirty Seconds Too Late
140. Chapter 140 She Already Knew
141. Chapter 141 The Unknown Number
142. Chapter 142 Private Server Breach
143. Chapter 143 Equipment Room Quiet
144. Chapter 144 She Chose Silence
145. Chapter 145 Shadow In The Lot
146. Chapter 146 Light On My Feet
147. Chapter 147 Something In The Drink
148. Chapter 148 The Hours I Lost
149. Chapter 149 Two Drinks Then Nothing
150. Chapter 150 Four Fingers Bruises
151. Chapter 151 Master Manipulator
152. Chapter 152 Flash Of Red
153. Chapter 153 Gossip Moves Faster
154. Chapter 154 Until We Know
155. Chapter 155 Trending Next To Jax
156. Chapter 156 I Don't Remember
157. Chapter 157 The Blackout Window
158. Chapter 158 Pregnant. Possibly Yours
159. Chapter 159 Deserve Prison
160. Chapter 160 The Lie Was Planned
161. Chapter 161 Fragments Of That Night
162. Chapter 162 Loving Versus Trusting
163. Chapter 163 I Refuse To Kill It
164. Chapter 164 Four Years Of Watching
165. Chapter 165 Easy Prey Tonight
166. Chapter 166 Useful Fool
167. Chapter 167 Family First Always
168. Chapter 168 Mouse With Teeth
169. Chapter 169 The Gap
170. Chapter 170 Nauseous Truth
171. Chapter 171 Asset Compromised
172. Chapter 172 Nobody Remembers
173. Chapter 173 The Backup Trap
174. Chapter 174 Unfinished Video
175. Chapter 175 Discarded
176. Chapter 176 A Voice at Her Ear
177. Chapter 177 The Man Beside Her
178. Chapter 178 He Knew the Code
179. Chapter 179 His File All Along
180. Chapter 180 The Logo I Remember
181. Chapter 181 I Can't Tell Her
182. Chapter 182 I Took That Photo
183. Chapter 183 The Real Version
184. Chapter 184 She Called Me Captain
185. Chapter 185 Perfect Mistake
186. Chapter 186 Lost Hours
187. Chapter 187 Sex For Silence
188. Chapter 188 Contract Without Him
189. Chapter 189 Not That Fast
190. Chapter 190 He Watched Her
191. Chapter 191 She Beat Me to It
192. Chapter 192 I Failed to Protect Her
193. Chapter 193 Working It Out
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