The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 9

Evie

I sit there dumbfounded as Timothy Hayes laid down the facts. He told me how he had all but been sidelined for the longest time. He had been wanting to break the contract for the longest time until one of the team members was out with a

dislocated shoulder. And then another got sick from some exotic stomach flu in his off–season trip to Bali.

That’s when things got worse.

“To be fair,” I spoke thoughtfully, “lots of professional athletes don’t really get their big break for a while.”

“That’s not the issue, Evie,” he says grimly.

“Okay,” I reply. “Then what’s the issue? Is it because you’re dating the manager’s daughter?”

He lets out a bitter laugh. “God no. Stella is basically a sister to me.”

“You might want to tell her that,” I mumble.

“I did,” he says firmly. “Several times. But I’m running out of ideas. And my position on the Thunderbolts is jeopardized because of it. He told me that I would lose my starting position if I continued turning her down.”

I look at him. There is desperation in his eyes. Worry filling his posture.

“It’s going to be alright, Mister Hayes,” I say, trying not to sound awkward as I comfort him.

“It will now,” he says, a tired laugh escaping. “I’ve got the city’s best lawyer on the

case.”

I laugh, giving him that slight victory. “I’ll do my best to get you out.”

“I’m sorry about how Stella acted the other night,” he says apologetically. “Like I said, I keep telling her it will never happen between us and still, she thinks a fancy dinner will win me over.”

“It’s not the first glass of wine that’s been poured over me, Timothy,” I shrug. “I

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“Hopefully you don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m actually glad that night happened too.

skin tingles at his

though,” I

“What?”

you just accept it to begin with,” I

asks, his voice lowering. “I’m not the same guy I was in high school. I don’t want some shallow fan who just wants me for my fame or my body. I want something real. For the first

I agree. “I understand. I didn’t mean to make you

contract because I know my talents will be better appreciated. somewhere else,” he says. “I’m not just a face to plaster

had never seen him so intense before. There was

it,” I

right, you know,” he

“About what?”

quick to accept this contract,” he

get carried away with their career. dreams, Timothy,” I say. “And you won’t

Stella was because I know the kind of sway she has on her

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career is sitting on a fishing line, being dangled over a

vivid description,” I chuckle.

They would rather use me as a

I knew, would have been drooling over the idea of thousands of women worshipping the ground he walked on,” I

around the table and behind me. He placed his hands on either side of my seat,

told you, Evie,” Timothy says grimly, “I’m not the same high school brat. I used to

had started to tighten my stomach. No. Not guilt. I would never

care what the news says about other me and other

look over at him, butterflies bouncing around my stomach. Timothy just has this wolfish smile on his face. Smug Bastard. He knows exactly what he

Hayes,” I swallow nervously.

jealous are you, Evie?