LANE SIX
READING AGE 16+
Everyone at Blackwater Sports Academy knows my name.
They just don’t know the truth.
Naomi Blake used to be a rising sprint star—until a viral scandal destroyed her reputation and turned her into the girl nobody wants on their team. Starting over was supposed to be simple: run fast, stay quiet, disappear into the background.
Then she meets Jace Donovan.
Blackwater’s golden boy. Track captain. National-level sprinter. The kind of athlete who wins races and never loses control.
He hates distractions.
She is one.
And when Coach forces them onto the same relay team, every second on the track becomes a battle—of speed, pride, and something far more dangerous than either of them is ready for.
Because the more they run together, the harder it becomes to stay apart.
But reputations don’t disappear at Blackwater.
They get rewritten.
And Naomi’s past is about to catch up to her at full speed.
Unfold
I reread the message six times before school.
You already trust the person who is.
Every time I looked at it, the words rearranged themselves into a different nightmare.
Jace. Kiara. Mason. Coach Daniels.
I locked my phone and shoved it into my bag.
Then pulled it back out.
Then locked it again.
Because ……
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