IVY My mouth opened instinctively, but I was still entirely too stunned to utter a single word. My mind was a complete blank, still short-circuiting under the sheer weight of his proximity. Coach Wayne took a deliberately slow step forward, his massive frame moving with an easy, athletic grace that immediately crowded my vision. Feeling the sudden, overwhelming pressure of his size, I instinctively took an equal step backward, my stiletto heels digging right into the plush carpet as I tried to maintain some shred of personal boundaries. Wayne let out another low, dark chuckle, still in that familiar, deeply unsettling manner that carried absolutely no single shred of genuine humor. It was a purely dominant sound, a rumble from the back of his throat that made my knees feel dangerously weak. "What's the matter, Miss Whyte?" he asked, his voice dropping into a tight, mocking purr that vibrated right through the air between us. "Cat got your tongue?" I swallowed hard, a sudden wa
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