The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 187

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After returning home from the confrontation with Andy, I felt a whirlwind of emotions.

After returning home, I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread that clung to me like a second skin. The phone in my hand felt heavier than usual as I stared at Timothy’s name on the screen. I pressed the call button, and the anticipation mounted with each passing ring. But he didn’t pick up.

The silence from him was deafening, and my mind couldn’t help but conjure the worst possible scenarios. I tried to tell myself he was just busy, that he would call me back, but who knew how he would react to what I’d done.

I paced back and forth in the apartment, unable to shake the paranoia that had taken root in my mind. What if Andy was right about Timothy? I wasn’t only doing this for my benefit, but Andy’s words on me being out of Timothy’s league cut deep.

As the evening wore on, I decided to take a deep breath and focus on the one thing that had started all of this the damning photos on the thumb drive. I needed to have a clear plan for how to use them, how to expose the truth without jeopardizing my own safety.

I settled down at my desk, powered up my computer, and inserted the thumb drive. The photos appeared on the screen, each a slightly blurred image of Stella and Andy.

I

templated sending these photos to a reputable PR agent anonymously. Maybe they could handle the situation discreetly. I knew that going public this could result in dire consequences.

Andy and Stella would stop at nothing to protect themselves, and they had the resources to do so. If I wasn’t careful, I could end up as the scapegoat,

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the one taking the fall for the whole sordid affair.

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intending to contact a PR agent, but hesitated. Doubt and fear crept in again. What if Andy’s threat was more potent than I’d imagined? What if my attempts to bring justice

intensified my paranoi

as I began to doubt my next steps, a notification chimed from my computer. An email had landed in my inbox, and

off the wrong

tracked my every move. He was unpredictable and had already proven himself capable of violence. This was a message that left no room for misinterpretation. My paranoia now had a focus, a name to attach to

my fingers trembling. I had to know if he was behind this. There was a long pause, and I could almost feel the tension. building in the silence. Finally,

reply was terse, chilling. “No. He’s not the one you

dropped, and I felt a knot of fear tightening in my chest. I could hardly breathe as I fired back,

only

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like an eternity, until the reply finally came, “Hi, Coco. You’re playing hard

at the screen, heart pounding in my ears. The message was a sinister promise, and I had no doubt that he was capable of fulfilling it. I felt the weight of my vulnerability, and it crushed

to do that?”

was more cryptic, “You’ll

it. What did he mean? My fingers danced across the keyboard as I demanded clarification, “Help you out

I sent the message, a sick

you

chilling. “You’re already

glitch. Bruce was watching me. Panic clawed its way up my throat, and I reached for the camera, trying to cover it with my hand as if that would

I tried to process what had just happened. Bruce was not just a hacker; he was something far more sinister. He had eyes on me, on my every move, and I had no idea how long he

stood in the darkness of my apartment, my mind racing. Fear had me in its

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to infiltrate my life, to invade my

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