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

a drink with him made my stomach churn, but I forced a

poured the wine with an exaggerated flourish, his eyes locked onto mine the entire time. I watch the deep crimson liquid cascade into the glass. As he handed

proposed, lifting his

my mind racing with a thousand thoughts. Each sip I

I could practically feel his satisfaction, his belief that he’d finally cornered me. He took a step closer and my heart

finally taking what was rightfully mine,” he continued,

hard, my fingers tightening around the stem of the glass. I wanted nothing more than to slam the glass against his smug face, but I knew that would only lead to disaster.

beginnings,” I echoed, my voice cold

in the room was frightening, an electrifying charge

as he seized my arm. Panic surged through me as he pulled me toward him, his strength overpowering. The wine glasses. tumbled from our hands,

myself on the bed, the fabric beneath me

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air, mingling with the fear that clenched at my throat. Bruce loomed over me, his weight pinning me down as his

hissed, his breath hot against

his grip, my heart racing as I tried to wriggle free. “Let go of me, Bruce!” I

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

of manipulation, but I know that reasoning with him is futile. My only chance was to

began to kick wildly, catching him. off guard. His grip loosened just

to my feet, every fiber of my being

his. gaze with defiance. “You can’t control me

was on his feet in an instant, his expression twisted with rage. I braced myself

down below. Blue and red lights flashed across the windows, growing brighter by the second. Tires squealed on the pavement and car doors slammed with

Bruce could make a move, the door burst open, and Lucas rushed in. “Keep your hands off of her!” he

then. Outnumbered, Bruce’s arrogance was replaced

for the other man to dodge him swiftly. As Lucas collided into the

out, and against my better judgement,

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chaos, a storm of flashing lights, shouting voices, and the desperate rush of footsteps. Bruce’s eyes widened in shock, his arrogant demeanor having finally eroded. In a heartbeat,