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The overhead lights of the arena still buzz, the roar of the crowd lingering as a ghostly echo in Jaxson's mind. The sharp scent of frozen ice, sweat, and stale beer clings to his jersey as he storms toward the exit, jaw locked and fists clenched. In the tunnel, a flickering fluorescent bulb casts jagged shadows across his face, mirroring the fury in his eyes. He'd seen her—Chloe, the ex—wrapped in a kiss with Miller, right there in the stands during his own home game. The humiliation is a freezing blade cutting straight through his ego. Hours later, the party is nothing but a blur of heavy bass, sweating bodies, and the burn of cheap alcohol. Leaning against a tacky, sticky wall, a reckless idea takes shape in his drunken mind. His eyes drift across the room and land on you—the qui…