The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 50

“Are you sure you’re supposed to be off bed rest?”

Timothy sighed and adjusted his shirt collar, cringing as the material rubbed against his sore shoulder. Ethan had been in his ear the whole night, hesitant about Timothy going out so soon after the incident.

Still, Timothy insisted on taking both David and Ethan out for a night at the club. Despite the lingering pain in his shoulder, he needed to escape the suffocating thoughts that had plagued him ever since the incident with Bruce. He also hadn’t seen Evie ever since then, but he wasn’t too sure how to approach her either.

His time in the hospital had been a blur. They had pumped him with enough medication to put an elephant to sleep, so he gathered brief memories. He could especially recall Evie dragging him there in the first place, his blood smeared all over her.

He wanted more than anything to keep pummeling Bruce. There were details about him that he could’ve guessed just from seeing him all those years ago, and he hadn’t changed a bit.

There were approaching the front of the line to the club and Timothy reached for his ID. Fortunately, David stepped in for him this time around.

“He said he just wants to have a good time tonight,” he told Ethan. “He’ll be fine. Right, Timothy?”

“Right,” Timothy said absently, flashing his ID at the bouncer. He gave him a nod and removed the velvet rope..

“Sure.” Ethan rolled his eyes and showed his ID through his wallet before following the others inside..

The club was alive with energy as the group entered, the thumping music and colorful lights engulfing them in a world of hedonism and excitement. They made their way to the bar and took up three of the stools. The bartender turned to them. and took their orders.

After three shots of vodka, Timothy felt his limbs start to numb and the world. around him dissolved into a kaleidoscope of glimmering lights. His head bobbed to the music and eventually the rest of his body followed, moving to the rhythm.

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David snorted beside him. “Easy there, Tim. Save the ladies for the rest of us!”

his seat. As he turned, he felt a

Ethan

the floor?” David butted in, setting down his drink.

he watched them head off to the dance floor, Ethan sighed.

the crowd on the dance floor, trying to lose himself in the rhythm and movement. For a brief moment, Timothy felt the weight of his worries lift, replaced by the pulsating beats and the euphoria

his inhibitions, laughing and dancing with his friends,

catch up with him. His shoulder throbbed with every movement, and he knew he should probably call it

Timothy made his way to a booth where Ethan and David were sitting. “I think I’ve had enough for tonight,” he

tried to distract himself, focusing on the laughter and chatter around him. But his eyes wandered, and his heart nearly

he

pretend that everything was fine. Lucas was supposedly all over Evie, but in private, he was rubbing up against random men at a club. Timothy doubted that this was

Timothy left his

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the music seemed to fade into the background, leaving only the sound of his own heartbeat echoing in his ears. He tapped Lucas on the shoulder, interrupting his

jaw clenched, and he forced himself to keep his voice steady as he spoke.

“Timothy? What are you doing here?”

play dumb with me,” Timothy snapped. “You

morphed into a realization, and he scoffed. “Oh, right.

point, Timothy retorted, clenching his fists. “YOU are with Evie, asshole!

wanting no part of the conversation. Lucas waved him away, not taking his eyes away from Timothy’s as a

attitude infuriating Timothy even more. “Come on, Timothy. What Evie and I do

if you hurt her!” Timothy growled, inching toward him. “All that talk about her body…I should’ve known you

a saint, right? Considering you’ll screw anything that

and banished any thought of controlling himself. With a sudden burst of energy, he swung his fist at Lucas, landing a punch squarely on his jaw. The force knocked Lucas back, and he

hell, man?” Lucas rubbed his

stay away from Evie,” Timothy warned, his voice low and dangerous. “Shel deserves better than

“What are you going to do about it? Tell her? Go ahead, she

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