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CHAPTER 92
~Valerie's POV~
The slap of the ball against the court echoed through the gym, loud and rhythmic, but my mind wasn't in it.
Not really.
Not with the memory of Ash's hands on my waist, steadying me, or Axel's lips savouring mine.
Not with Dristan's kiss, the kind that haunted my dreams.
And certainly not with Xade's hungry lips on mine and his demonic smirk, the one that lit my nerves like a fuse waiting to explode.
I didn't know how I made it through the volleyball match without missing every serve. But I didn't let the team down. Somehow, I held it together.
Barely.
Still, I must have slipped up more than I thought, because after our scrimmage, our assistant Coach, Professor Ivan, called me over with a furrowed brow.
"Valerie, are you alright?"
I blinked, wiping sweat from my brow. "Yeah."
He gave me a look. "You've been off. It's okay if you need a break, especially after what happened in the simulation dome."