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Something too big to ignore.

My conversation with Jake is still looping in my head. Are you happy?

I didn’t even hesitate before I answered.

And that’s what scares me.

Because happiness isn’t something I ever let myself get attached to. It’s always been something I visit—not something I stay in.

But with Grant…

I don’t want to leave. I don’t want to run. I want to stay. That realization hits me square in the chest.

Like my brain is finally catching up to what my heart has known for a while.

I’m in love with him.

I squeeze my eyes shut.

Because damn it, that changes everything.

It was supposed to be casual. Fun. A no-strings, no-expectations thing.

But now, every single piece of me is tied to him.

And the worst part?

I don’t even mind.

I exhale slowly, pressing my forehead to my knees.

I’m in love with Grant Maddox.

And now? I just have to figure out what the hell I’m going to do about it.

Chapter 32 – Grant

I’ve been in this game long enough to know when a player’s head isn’t in it.

Unfortunately, today, that player is me.

Practice is sharp. The drills are clean. The guys are dialed in. I should be, too.

But I’m not.

Because no matter how many times I tell myself to focus, my mind keeps drifting to Kenzie.

The way she pressed into me. The way her laugh hit me right in the chest. The way she looked at me—like I was something solid. Something real.

Something she wanted to keep.

I should have left it at that.

Instead, I’ve spent the last twenty-four hours grappling with a truth I wasn’t ready to admit.

I’m in love with her.

And it’s unraveling every part of me.

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