The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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Chapter 101

Timothy stepped out of the car, his face a canvas of guilt and disbelief. His eyes met mine, and for a

Suddenly, he

moment, all the words we couldn’t say hung in the air between us.. came rushing toward me, wrapping me in a hug that felt all to comforting.

Trapped in his warm hold, I could barely comprehend where I was. At first, my trembling hands slid up the expanse of his leathered covered back and I allowed myself to breathe him in for the briefest of moments.

Evie,” he began, his voice laced with regret, “Are you okay?”

His voice broke the spell. Abruptly, I snatched myself away and smoothed down my shirt.

I swallowed deeply, but the lump remained in my throat. My breathing was still labored from the long run and my body was covered in a sheen of fresh sweat. “I’m fine.

“I can explain,” Timothy said, stepping closer.

But I couldn’t bear to hear it. The weight of his betrayal, his recklessness, bore down on me. He had put a stop to Bruce, who would seemingly spend a good. amount of time in the hospital, but that did little to elevate him. had trusted him, confided in him, and he had nearly caused more misery for me.

Guilt twisted in his expression. “I never wanted things to happen this way. I was trying to stop Bruce-” “Stop,” I interrupted, my voice cold. “I can’t… I can’t hear it right now.”

The memories rushed in–the video he had made of us for a foolish bet, the laughter that had been hollow all along. The realization that I had been a pawn in his game, my vulnerability exploited for his amusement–it was a wound that cut deep. It was Timothy’s video that Bruce got a hold of to begin with.

Footsteps echoed from behind me and I turned to see Lucas and Aria approaching, concern etched on their faces.

“Evie, are you okay?” Lucas asked, his voice gentle.

I wanted to respond, to reassure them that I was fine, that I could handle this. But

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Chapter 101

shattered. The foundation of my trust had

closer, his expression wrought with sorrow. “Evie, I never meant

a wildfire of emotions I couldn’t contain. “But you did, Timothy. You hurt me

shoulders sagged under the weight of my words, his own pain evident in his eyes. “I’m so sorry, Evie. I wish I could go back and

know what I wanted anymore. The pain of his betrayal was too fresh, too raw. My heart ached, torn between the friend I had

do too,”

him, my gaze fixed on the distance. “I

nodded, his expression pained. “I understand. I’ll

to life. As he drove away, the sound of his departure was like

me into a hug and smoothed down my messy hair, whispering into my ear that things would be

his touch a gentle anchor. “Evie, we’re

my bottom lip quivering. “Thank

on the head. “We’ll get through this,

their presence even as I grappled with the storm of emotions swirling within me. The end of Bruce’s torment was a welcome

to dismiss Timothy from my life after all this, but why did

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wrong?

an unforgiving glare on everything. I sat there, the weight of the

of my involvement with Bruce, dissecting the web of

to blackmail me,

sense of emptiness, like a piece of me had been left behind. Aria and Lucas were waiting for me in the hall, both looking

you okay?” Aria

was that I didn’t know how to define “okay” anymore. The events of

police station, the exhaustion seemed to take over then. My limbs had jellified and I had to lean against Lucas and Aria for support. They carried me to the car and

discrete as they” would occasionally glance in my direction and frown. I turned my head away and looked out the other window, taking in

my eyelids grew heavy and sleep finally claimed

now, but the scars remained. I had thought that revealing the

couple of days passed in a

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