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"You want me on my knees for you, baby," I rasped, moving towards her. I could make that fantasy real here and now. My fingers curled around her hips, and I jerked her body flush against mine. "I'll get on my knees for you, and I'll show you just how sorry I am." A smug smirk twisted on my lips.
She opened her mouth but snapped it shut when the elevator jerked back into motion. I released her as the doors chimed open, and she stormed out.
Stopping on the other side of the doors, she turned back and said, "Fuck you."
"Name the time and place." I smirked.
"Addison," Coach called out, waving her over, but before she could move, I wrapped my fingers around her wrist, jerking her to a stop.
"Remember what I said," I warned.
"Don't touch me," she growled, jerking her arm out of my grasp and storming off. She could be as mad as she wanted. She'd get over it when she learned who Coach Brown really was.
Now the one I really needed to scare was him, but I'd wait until we got back to town. He'd be easy. He had too much to lose.
THIRTY-NINE
ADDISON
Tapping my knuckles on Chance's office door, I didn't wait for him to answer before I shoved the door open.
"Addison," he said dryly. Chance had his long legs kicked back on his desk, and Asher sat across from him.
"I need to talk to you," I said, crossing my arms over my chest. "Now." My gaze flicked to Asher. "Alone."
"That's cool," Asher said, pushing out of the chair, a stupid cocky grin plastered across his face.
"What is it, Addison?" Chance asked once the door clicked closed.
"With everything going on, I feel like I need to clear the air." I sighed. I was tired of the tension between us. I wanted to be honest with him about Maddox kissing me. "There's nothing going on with Maddox and me." I would ease him into the whole kiss part.
His eyes locked on mine, and a look of amusement covered his facial features. I was being silly. I was sure he didn't believe I was actually fucking Maddox. He dropped his feet to the floor before pushing out of his chair and strolling around to the front of his desk, and I felt a sense of relief that he was coming to reassure me that he knew.
"Maddox has shown up to every practice early. He's hitting the gym every day. He played the best game I've seen him play in years last game. His grades aren't just passing; he could actually make the dean's list." A slow smile spread across my face. "So, if fucking him is what you need to do to keep this going, then do."
My smile faded, and my mouth dropped open. "Wait, what?" I'd heard him wrong. It sounded like he was whoring me out to his player.
"You heard me, Addison," he muttered. "Keep Maddox happy or..." He paused, cocking his head to the side and shrugging his shoulders. "I guess you know the consequences."
"I am not your whore," I hissed. "Do not threaten me."
His head fell back on a laugh, but when it snapped back up, something dark flashed in his eyes—something I'd never seen before. "Let me make this clear. You keep Maddox happy, or your little video goes viral."
All the air in my lungs exhaled so violently I thought I'd been hit. My head started to spin, and I had to grab the chair to keep from falling.
"You knew?"
"Of course, I knew." He scoffed, strolling back to the chair behind his desk. "Whose idea do you think it was?"
My mouth opened, but nothing came out. My chest squeezed painfully tight at the thought of the man I slept with plotting against me.
"Asher told me all about high school." His gaze locked on mine. His eyes were completely void of any humanity. "He told me what Maddox did to you and how Maddox would do anything to fix it."
"So you used me?" I choked out.
"Girls like you are a dime a dozen." He shrugged. "Throwing themselves at me. So eager to be with a man that you can't see what's right in front of you." He huffed out a humorless laugh. "You were never my girlfriend, Addison. Just another whore to pass the time." He sank into his chair, his gaze focused on his computer like I was boring him. "Tomorrow, there will be a new one." His gaze snapped back up to me. "So do your job, and right now, your job is to do whatever keeps Maddox happy and on his A game. Understood?"
Swallowing hard, I nodded.I didn't know what to say. I was completely blindsided by a man I trusted. Storming out of his office, I managed to hold myself together until I was in the privacy of my own office when it all came rushing to the surface.
