Chapter 28: A Red Flag in the Scans
(Lillian's POV – She notices something in his scans that could jeopardize his comeback.) ⸻ I know something is wrong with Jaxon. He may have brushed me off yesterday, but I saw it in his body language—the way he avoided eye contact, the stiffness in his posture, the hesitation in his movements. It wasn't just fatigue. It wasn't just the weight of getting back on the field. It was something else. And now, staring at his latest MRI scan, I think I know what. ⸻ The Nagging Feeling I Couldn't Ignore After practice yesterday, I kept thinking about the way Jaxon carried himself—the way his confidence seemed off. That wasn't like him. Jaxon Carter was fearless. A player who had built his career on taking hard hits and getting back up like they were nothing. But yesterday? He hesitated.
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