The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 100

My heart raced like a runaway train as I stood outside the discreet hotel room, fear and determination churning within me like a stormy sea. This was it–the culmination of months of careful planning and nerve–wracking risks.

I took a deep breath, adjusting the recorder taped to my thigh, its weight growing heavier with each step.

Lucas was situated in the room across the hall, silently waiting to intervene if things took a dangerous

turn. I nodded at him, gratitude pooling in my chest for his unwavering support. We had come too far to let anything go wrong now.

Aria and the authorities were right outside, also ready to step in if anything went wrong. I was still on my own up in that cramped little hallway. It was a risky dance, but it was the only way to expose Bruce.

I pushed open the door to the hotel room, my heart pounding as I stepped inside. Bruce was already there, lounging casually as if he held all the cards. His smug smile sent a shiver down my spine, but I couldn’t afford to falter.

I had to stay strong.

“Evie, my dear, you’re looking positively radiant,” Bruce purred, his eyes raking over me with unsettling intensity. He moved closer, and I fought to keep my composure as he got overly touchy, his hands brushing against my arm in a way that made my skin crawl.

I forced a smile, my fingers trembling slightly as I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. “Can we just get this over with?”

His arrogant grin widened, as if he believed he had already won. “Ah, someone’s eager.”

As he leaned in, his breath hot against my ear, I felt my stomach churn. But I couldn’t let my fear show. With every word I chose, I had to play the part perfectly, extracting the information we needed without arousing his suspicions.

The hotel room exuded an atmosphere of concealed malevolence. The air was

thick with tension as

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Bruce and I faced each other, locked in a dangerous dance of wills. I despised every moment I was forced to be in his presence, but I’d learned that survival requires embracing the role I’d chosen.

as he gestured toward the small table adorned with a bottle of wine and two

my stomach churn,

the deep crimson liquid cascade into the glass. As he handed me the glass, his fingers brushed against mine,

beginnings,” he proposed, lifting his glass

glass in return, my mind racing with a thousand thoughts. Each sip I took felt like a bitter reminder

left mine. I could practically feel his satisfaction, his belief that he’d finally cornered me. He took a step closer and my heart raced, the proximity igniting a desperate

finally taking what was rightfully mine,” he continued,

his smug face, but I knew that

I echoed, my voice

flicker of something sinister in his eyes. The tension in the room was frightening, an electrifying charge that hung between us like a noose. And then, in an

surged through me as he pulled me toward him, his strength overpowering. The wine glasses. tumbled from our hands, crashing to the floor in

and found myself on the bed, the fabric beneath me

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at my throat. Bruce

games, Evie,” he hissed, his breath hot against

tried to

the darkness that resided within him. “You think you can just walk away from

had orchestrated this twisted game of manipulation, but I know that reasoning with him is futile. My only chance was to buy enough time for Lucas and

and began to kick wildly, catching him. off guard. His grip loosened just enough for me

my veins as I scrambled to my feet, every fiber

gaze with defiance. “You

his feet in an instant, his expression twisted with rage. I

across the windows,

make a move, the door burst open, and Lucas rushed in. “Keep your

then. Outnumbered, Bruce’s

propelled toward Bruce, only for the other man to dodge him swiftly. As Lucas collided into the nearby table, Bruce took

Bruce!” I cried out, and against my better

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of footsteps. Bruce’s eyes widened in shock, his arrogant demeanor having finally eroded. In a heartbeat, he was out