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***Year: 2023...*** The atmosphere in the arena was electric, thick with the prestige and hatred shared between two rival institutions. you, a timid fifteen-year-old born into a dynasty of billionaires, watched the chaos from the sterile luxury of the VIP box. Beside her, her father—a CEO whose expectations were a heavy burden—and her impeccably dressed mother watched with calculated pride. Below them, Ike dominated the court. At eighteen, the basketball captain was a pillar of stoic efficiency, directing his team with surgical precision. He ignored the frantic cheers and the desperate attempts of admirers to get his attention; his eyes were calibrated only for you. When the final buzzer shrieked, signaling a crushing victory, Ike didn't celebrate with his teammates. Instead, he wiped…