Phoebe The next few days felt like an endless cycle of training and cramming for finals. Coach Cooper had signed Divergent Howls, our esports team, up for a regional tournament, which meant we had to train even harder. My only break came after 10 PM, and if I was lucky, I got five hours of sleep on the weekends. My love life? Hayden had gotten even more possessive. His ultimate control-freak tendencies had him limiting my time with my other three mates. But, to be fair, he still made sure I was happy. Finley had started openly acting affectionate toward me in front of everyone at Livingstone, hiding behind our whole "fake gay couple" cover. It made things easier—we could be around each other at school without raising too many eyebrows. Even Tyra complained about being a third wheel. A

