Cruel King (Royal Elite 0)

Ronan and Cole stare at us with stupefaction just like the rest of the team. Only Xander laughs and shouts “A hundred that a King will kill a King today.”

I think he even got a few bets from the other team members, Ronan and Dan included.

My breath hitches when Levi steps out with Coach Larson.

Something inside me ignites at seeing him again after the time we spent all tangled around each other.

I should be mad at him, but I can’t help noticing how his athletic body looks in the royal blue jersey and shorts. How his tousled blond hair falls on his forehead and how his pale blue eyes glint under the sun.

Damn how irresistible he is.

He pulls his legs back, stretching while listening to the coach.

He switches to stretching his arm behind his head and turns around. His gaze meets mine.

I swallow, the urge to remove Aiden consumes me, but I resist it.

I want to see Levi’s reaction. I want to see him lose it like he did with Jerry and at the party.

At least that proves it isn’t a game for him.

Levi pauses mid-stretching and my heart thumps so loud, I can’t hear anything past it.

As if a robot took over his body, Levi turns around and continues walking with the coach towards the other players.

Something breaks in my chest.

If he hadn’t meet my gaze, I would assume I’m invisible.

Am I invisible?

“Huh.” Aiden drops his arm. “That failed.”

A sob catches in my throat.

Was everything that happened between us a stupid game?

How… could he?

I stand up and stride to the railings. My temper boils, and I know the moment I clutch the metal railings that I’ll say something stupid.

“Levi!” I call.

He doesn’t turn around or acknowledge me, but the entire team’s attention is on me. Dan shakes his head and Xander elbows Levi.

“King!” I shout. “If you don’t turn around this second, we’re over. Completely over, do you hear me?”

I wish I never said that. I wish he doesn’t turn around.

When he does, his eyes are completely washed out. I don’t recognise this Levi. Not at all.

It’s like an alien sucked his soul and left this person behind.

He smirks in that cruel, sadistic way. His next words undo me.

“We were never something to be over.”

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