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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the skin.

“Hopefully you don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m actually glad

skin tingles at

am surprised though,” I

“What?”

to begin with,” I ask. “I mean,

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

mean to

I know my talents will be better appreciated. somewhere else,” he says.

seen him so intense before. There was so much passion that I had

get it,”

you know,” he

“About what?”

shouldn’t have been so quick to accept this contract,”

the first professional athlete to get carried away with their career. dreams, Timothy,” I say. “And

with Stella was because I know the kind of sway she has on her dad. Not to mention the swarm of insane propositions from my female fans. I’m swimming

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

description,” I chuckle.

use me as a figurehead than

idea of thousands of

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

“I’m not the same high school brat. I used to be. You still seem to think of me the

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

what the news says about other me

bouncing around my stomach. Timothy just has this wolfish smile

nervously. “This

jealous are you, Evie?