Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 22: The Reckoning

Chapter 22: The Reckoning

The whistle blew, signaling the continuation of the game.

Five players encircled Tessa, their movements calculate and aggressive, but she remained calm, effortlessly maneuvering through their attempts to trap her.

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Queenie shot a glance at her teammates, her eyes filled with malicious intent. If skill couldn't win the game, they would resort to underhanded tactics.

"Target her legs. Make sure she can't walk out of here," one of the teammates whispered, her voice dripping with malice.

Tessa instantly recognized their intent, and a sharp chill settled in her gaze. They wanted to play dirty? Fine. She wasn't one to back down.

As Queenie lunged forward with a vicious kick aimed at Tessa's shin, Tessa leapt gracefully into the air, her body soaring as she executed a flawless layup.

The crowd erupted.

"Did you see that? Her jump is insane!"

"She's like a pro!"

The ball swished through the hoop, and Tessa landed effortlessly, meeting Queenie's shocked gaze with an impassive expression.-

Over the next ten minutes, the match became a one-woman show. Tessa dominated the court, weaving through her opponents with ease and scoring relentlessly. The school's basketball team, which had prided itself on its prowess, was humiliated.

When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard read 50-0,

silence around the court

the humiliation deeper. They had never lost so badly, let alone to someone they had dismissed as a

onto the court, throwing her arms around

was amazing! You could totally make the national

Ysabel away,

big of a deal," she replied, brushing off the

this strong? She couldn't believe how thoroughly

go," one of her teammates whispered, eager to escape

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voice was light, but her words carried a weight that stopped them in their tracks. "Queenie, don't tell me you've

stirred, their attention

classmates. There's no need to take things so far," one of Queenie's teammates tried

"Yeah, let it go.".

an eyebrow. "Integrity matters. Queenie, you made the terms yourself. Or are you saying you're

in. “Funny how they only talk about letting it go' now. If Tessie had lost, do you think they'd show the same

tears stinging her eyes. The thought of kneeling and begging for

full of confidence just a moment ago?" Tessa's voice

under the weight of the crowd's

she muttered, her

I can't hear you,"

Queenie shouted, her voice cracking as tears rolled down her

disapproving. She rushed

gone too

to Winona,