The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Timothy didn’t seem to mind carrying me down the mountain by himself. He was determined to keep me in his arms, and that alone put me on alert. I could feel his own heart beating beneath my fingers, its pace dangerously fast.

On the way down, we discovered my phone lying at the trunk of a tree in surprisingly good condition.

An hour later, we reached the hotel in a state of exhaustion.

There was enough juice left for me to see the new text that appeared on my screen. There was no name with the number, so I opened it out of curiosity.

I’ve found out where you are, Coco, it read.

The phone slipped from my hand, and I fell back against the mattress. It felt like the wind had been knocked out of me as the words flashed before my eyes. Coco.

There was only one person who called me Coco. A despicable man, if I could even associate him with being human. I checked the text again, the words the same as

before.

My breaths became ragged and short. That feeling of suffocation returned, my airways constricting as I turned over desperately. My eyes shifted around the

room.

My pills. I need my pills.

My face was wet with tears. Between desperate gasps for air and the swelling in my ankle, I felt utterly hopeless. Amid tearing through all my belongings, everything was strewn across the floor in messy heaps.

After all this time, Bruce had gained control of me

He always did.

There was a loud knock at my door, and I screamed in ala time more determined.

It came again, this

“Evie, open up!” my boss, Mr. Erickson’s, harsh voice came through the door. “You’ve got some explaining to do!”

I clenched my teeth. Now just wasn’t the time.

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this door now, or so

myself away from the floor. I wiped my face on my shirt sleeve and limped toward the door.

Erickson didn’t bother with any greeting. He pushed past me and entered the room, his face puffed up with anger. When I

to screw it

it worse. I was already drowning, and he seemed intent on holding me under

beside my ear and I turned to see who had intruded on the conversation. I stumbled back to find

sorry. I just found this bag in my room,” he said softly, lifting a red bag that

Sweat dripped off my forehead and onto my shaking hands as

side and placed a hand

on?”

the red bag in his hands and spoke

unzipping the bag and rummaging through its contents. He pulled out

toward me as I curled into a ball, my body

he said, his voice gentle but urgent. His

back.

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a cry, I let the pills fall into my mouth and scrape their way down

she doing?” The boss

now!” Timothy snarled at

boss clamped his mouth

hovering over me still, his presence a consistent warmth. “Breathe for me, Evie.” He cupped my head beneath his hand and lifted me up

do this….” I choked

He placed his hands on my shoulders and gave

and met his eyes. They didn’t hold their usual

in with me. Hold for

before releasing a shaky breath. He prompted me again to breathe

neither daring to look away. I was caught in the trance,

aching throat, finding

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