Chapter 29: A Risk He's Willing to Take
(Jaxon's POV – He refuses to listen when she advises caution.) ⸻ I knew this was coming. The second Lillian asked me to step into her office yesterday, I felt it in my gut. I've been around long enough to recognize that look from doctors—the one that says they're about to tell you something you don't want to hear. I don't blame her. She's doing her job. But that doesn't mean I have to listen. ⸻ The War in My Head I barely slept last night. After leaving Lillian's office, I went home, tried to distract myself with game film, then gave up and hit the gym at 2 AM. I spent two hours punishing my body, pushing my knee harder than I should have. It held up fine. Or at least, that's what I'm telling myself. Because if I admit otherwise—if I acknowledge the discomfort, the stiffness th
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