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PART 3 - CHAPTER 155 JESS

The hum of the engine filled the silence as I stared out the passenger window, watching the blurred scenery of the city slowly give way to the sprawling suburbs. My stomach was in knots, but I tried to focus on the trees, the occasional jogger, anything to distract myself. It wasn't working. The closer we got to my parents' house, the tighter the tension wound in my chest.

I had told Aiden-repeatedly-that I should go alone. This was my family, and today was Josh's birthday. Aiden and Josh aren't exactly the best of friends. Luke probably poisoned that well.

But trying to tell Aiden that felt like yelling into the wind. He didn't listen. He just showed up, packed himself into the car, and said, "I'm coming," in that final tone of his.

So I let it go.

Fighting with him was exhausting, but he always made it up to me afterward. Multiple times, multiple orgasms or presents.

Aiden glanced at me, his profile sharp in the sunlight as he steered with one hand. "How many miles this week?"

I sighed, knowing where this was going. "Forty-five.

He raised an eyebrow, a disapproving look crossing his face. "Forty-five? You should've hit fifty by now, Jess. What happened?"

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biting my tongue. I didn't need this right now, not on the way to Josh's birthday, not with all the other things

continued, his voice sharper now. "If you want to stay at the top,

his words sink in. My chest

in Runner's Elite, and yes, my social media had blown up overnight, but I wasn't

see it

my gaze out the window, watching the trees blur past. "I'm not slacking," I muttered, more

took on that hard edge, making me feel like I was walking on

this time, trying to keep the frustration from

it like he was trying to reassure me. "Look, Jess, I just want you to succeed. You have so much potential, and I know you can do better than this. I push you because I care about you. Don't you see that? We

my thoughts were tangled. Yes, Aiden had pushed me back

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he wasn't wrong-I had. I was running competitively, gaining sponsorships, and living a life I hadn't dreamed of before. I was financially free, living in a condo by the beach, my face plastered on the cover of magazines.

or the money. I ran because

made it sound

whispered, my voice barely audible over the hum of the car.

circles over my knuckles. It should've felt comforting, but instead, it felt

great you can be, Jess. You're not just some girl running for fun. You'

a smile, though the knot in my stomach twisted tighter. I didn't want to argue. I didn't have the energy to explain, to make him see the part of me that just wanted to run because