Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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The crowd went nuts, but honestly, I couldn't tell if they were hyped or just losing it. Definitely wasn't what I expected.

I just stood there as some random quy snagged the ball mid-air. He started yelling like he'd won the lottery. "Number fivel Number five is mine!" He even kissed the ball and climbed onto his seat, celebrating like a maniac,

The rest of the crowd? Not so thrilled.

""Refund!"

"Refund

You could practically see their wallets crying. Most of them were there for one thing-watching Steve

crush it.

When he missed that shot? Oh, they weren't just disappointed; they were pissed. And it wasn't just because of the botched play; a ton of them had money riding on him. Like, big money. Probably two-thirds of the room was convinced Steve was a sure thing. But now? With that ball sailing off the table, their cash was pretty much gone with it.

I snapped out of my daze. Steve wasn't the type to mess up like that unless... unless he meant to.

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He knew he was a pawn in someone else's game, and this was his way of flipping

Steve-smart, strong, not the kind to

am I supposed to let him go after that

to push back. "You promised me.

that."

deal," Hernan said. "You can play in Steve's

Wait. What?

packed with pros-like, trophy-winning, career-level pros. And me? I barely even picked up a cue stick in the last couple of

really practiced in ages. Sure, I played Hernan once recently, but that was a joke. Even pros lose their edge without practice, and I was

was banking on it. I was just another

to overthink. This was my shot-a long

from backing out again?"

smirk was ice. "If you don't trust me, walk away now. I'll end the match and drag Steve

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I was stuck.

But if you break your word, I

I wasn't letting

promise," he said, tossing