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Jake goes silent. Then—a slow exhale. "Then don’t screw it up."

His voice is firm. Final. "Because if you do? I’ll kill you, Maddox."

And at that, I actually smirk. "Yeah, yeah. Get in line."

I toss my phone onto the counter and exhale slowly. Jake’s words are still sitting heavy in my chest.

Not because I don’t already know how much Kenzie means to me. But because hearing it out loud? Saying it out loud?

That’s different.

I’ve been in a lot of fights in my life. On the ice. In that locker room. In a courtroom. But this? This thing with Kenzie? This might be the most dangerous fight of all.

Because it’s not just my future on the line. It’s hers too. And I have no idea if I deserve to win.

My phone buzzes.

Kenzie.

Like she knows I’m overthinking.

Like she’s already figured out exactly how to drag me back into her orbit.

I grab the phone, swipe open the message—

And immediately tense.

Because she sent a picture.

A bedroom selfie.

My shirt hanging loose on her frame.

Her hair still a little messy from my hands.

That signature smirk, pure trouble, tilted just so.

And one single text beneath it.

"Round 2? Or are you gonna make me wait for you all day?"

Motherf—

I exhale slowly, pressing my thumb to the bridge of my nose.

Because fuck me, this woman.

It’s not just the words.

It’s the fact that I know she means them.

No more games. No more teasing just to see who will break first.

She’s mine.

And I need to get back to her immediately. I close the distance from the kitchen to the bedroom in five seconds flat.

Chapter 26 – Kenzie

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