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Goal! The Manchester United City Captains

Chapter 4 Cracks in the Facade

Word Count: 984    |    Released on: 17/07/2025

the training ground had transformed into a kind of ritual less about victory and more about the unspoken dialogue they exchanged with every pass

ugh her usual recovery stretches. Her right knee that had once betrayed her in the worst way throbb

-perceptive sports psychologist, sat near

cam

dding against the tiled floor. He looked like a man wrestlin

erling?" Dr. Sharma asked,

han rough, Anya. It was sloppy." He exhaled s

tain, Maya paused mid-stretch, her ears pricking at the rawness in his tone. This wasn't the golden boy leader the wor

f carrying his family name while trying to forge a path of his own. It was the firs

r, it was Maya'

boost her vertical agility, when a bad landing sent pain up he

ups nearby, noticed. His

asked, voice uncharacteristical

ly, forcing a grin. "Fi

ight, compensating. He didn't push, didn't press but his silence spoke volumes. He sa

h each intimate moment like this causing crack

oticed t

u do with defenders," Chloe Miller teased one afte

"We don't argue. We

sexual tension these days?" Chloe

on her wat

oking and the way you watch him when you think no one's looking.

Because Chloe wasn't entirely wrong. Leo did get under h

r, Leo's longtime teammate a

d lately, Captain," Ben said du

up. "Just focuse

he women's team's training sessions has nothing t

d up. "What are y

duels' look a lot like foreplay. And for the record?

is mouth, and the way he suddenly got very focused on

rew more intimate, outside f

t, made a sudden reappearance armed with charm, strategy, and

amp, Scarlett approached M

ala incident," she cooed. "Those photos with Leo Sterling caused

focus on football, S

ar. It's just such a shame when... distractions interfer

isibly flirtatious conversation, laughing a little too loudly, touching hi

way, pretendi

she

thing deeper. Territorial, almost. Whatever was build

at too long. Every quip carried weight beneath its bite. Compliments were masked as mo

them as competitor

acade was cracking revealing s

r more

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1 Chapter 1 The Game and the Glare2 Chapter 2 The Unmasking Gala3 Chapter 3 Shared Spaces, Hidden Frictions4 Chapter 4 Cracks in the Facade5 Chapter 5 The Architect and The Artist6 Chapter 6 A Dive and a Guardian Angel7 Chapter 7 Whispers in the Shadows8 Chapter 8 Stolen Moments and Unspoken Desires9 Chapter 9 The Impossible Secret10 Chapter 10 The Wager's Edge11 Chapter 11 The Aftermath of Defiance12 Chapter 12 Whispers and War Games13 Chapter 13 A Glimmer of Hope, A Shadow of Doubt14 Chapter 14 The Leak and The Lie15 Chapter 15 The Pressure Cooker16 Chapter 16 The Trap and The Shield17 Chapter 17 The United City Showdown18 Chapter 18 The Snake in the Grass19 Chapter 19 The Undercurrent of Betrayal20 Chapter 20 The Silent Predator21 Chapter 21 The Stage is Set22 Chapter 22 Confronting Shadows23 Chapter 23 The Bait24 Chapter 24 The Digital Web25 Chapter 25 The Unveiling26 Chapter 26 The Storm Gathers27 Chapter 27 The Tightening Net28 Chapter 28 The Edge of Exposure29 Chapter 29 The Reckoning and The Respite30 Chapter 30 A Glimmer of Triumph, A Twist of Fate31 Chapter 31 Unforeseen Consequences32 Chapter 32 The Aftershocks33 Chapter 33 THE RECKONING OF SCARLETT34 Chapter 34 The Club's Reckoning35 Chapter 35 The Architects of Change36 Chapter 36 The Blueprint of Hope37 Chapter 37 The Ghost of Austerity38 Chapter 38 England Calls, Shadows Loom39 Chapter 39 Echoes of the Past40 Chapter 40 The Trap Within the Trap41 Chapter 41 The Fall of the Old Guard42 Chapter 42 The Unexpected Ally43 Chapter 43 A Conversation of Integrity44 Chapter 44 The Ultimatum and the Opportunity45 Chapter 45 A Public Confession46 Chapter 46 The Aftermath of Truth47 Chapter 47 The Silent War48 Chapter 48 The Night Before49 Chapter 49 The Final50 Chapter 50 The Morning After