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

truth was, I was shattered. The foundation of my trust had crumbled, and

expression wrought with sorrow. “Evie, I never meant

I couldn’t contain. “But you did, Timothy. You hurt

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

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

do too,” I

gaze fixed on the distance.

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

walked back to his car, the engine rumbling to life. As he drove away, the sound of his departure was like an echo of the trust that had

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

touch a gentle anchor. “Evie,

him, my bottom lip quivering.

pat on the head. “We’ll get through this, Evie.

of emotions swirling within me. The end of Bruce’s torment was a welcome one. However, it seemed like

Timothy from my life after all this, but why did that feel

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on everything. I sat there, the weight of the events that

of my involvement with Bruce, dissecting the web of deceit he had

stifling, and my heart raced as I recounted the way Bruce had tried to blackmail me, to manipulate me into giving up not just

room with a sense of emptiness, like a piece of me

okay?” Aria

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

over then. My limbs had jellified and I had to lean against Lucas and Aria for support. They carried me to the

their muffled conversation, hardly discrete as they” would occasionally glance in my direction and frown. I turned my

my

revealing the truth would bring closure, but instead, it

days passed in a blur. The weight of my

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