Back to the Quarterback
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That night at the party, the lights shattered into stardust, and the music pounded so hard it made my heart tremble. In the hazy glow, I kissed Logan Carter—quarterback of the football team, a name every girl on campus dreamed of. He pinned me against the wall, his breath scorching, as if he could burn right through me. I thought it was the beginning of fate. But the next morning, my phone wouldn’t stop vibrating. Victoria’s voice was ice: “Hana, you slept with Jack last night.” I froze. “What?” “The security footage shows you leaving the storage room wearing his jacket. And Logan… he spent the whole night drinking on the rooftop. He never even went inside.” I tried to speak, but my memory was blank. All I could recall were arms around me, a low, husky voice, and… darkness, thick and endless. Three months later, two red lines burned into my vision on the pregnancy test. Who was the father? I didn’t know. Jack said it wasn’t him. Logan sneered, “You really think I’d touch a girl who’d sleep with one of my teammates?” I dropped out, vanished without a trace. For five years, I sang in smoky bars, drowning memories in whiskey. When Mason turned three, I taught him his first song. He tilted his head and asked, “Mommy, why doesn’t Daddy come?” That night, the doorbell rang. Standing outside was Logan Carter in a tailored suit, holding a DNA report, his eyes sharp as blades: “I ran a lineage check. Mason… is my son.” Before I could react, Victoria appeared at the corner of the street, holding a yellowed photograph—the backstage security still from that night. In it, a figure disguised as Logan was leading my drunken body toward a hidden door. “You thought it was him?” she whispered, smiling. “But that night… the man who held you was never him.” The porch light flickered, on the verge of going out. And at last, the rusted gears of fate began to turn. Nine years ago, a high school love between quarterback Logan Carter and Hannah Reid was shattered at a wild party, schemed by the wealthy Victoria. Drunk Hannah accidentally slept with Logan’s teammate Jack, the encounter was recorded and leaked. Pregnant and unsure who the father was, Hannah left with her son Mason to protect Logan’s football future, carrying the burden alone.Now, Logan is an NFL star, while Hannah works as a therapy assistant for his new team, hiding in plain sight. Reunited in Los Angeles, Victoria—now the team owner—forces Hannah to publicly fake a relationship with Jack, manipulate a paternity test, and face a televised proposal, all to control Mason’s future.In a city of fame and hidden dangers, trapped between lies and real feelings, one question remains: Who is Mason’s real father—and who will finally win Hannah’s trust?
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Publish:2026-01-09
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