The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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I awoke to a throbbing pain in my head, a persistent ache that pulsed with the remnants of whatever drug they had injected me with. My vision swam in and out of focus, the room a hazy, unfamiliar blur. Panic gripped me as I struggled to make sense of my surroundings.

As awareness trickled in, I found myself lying on a plush couch in a dimly lit room. My head throbbed, the remnants of the drug’s effects lingering, and my vision remained clouded, as if veiled by a dense fog.

The unfamiliar surroundings heightened my sense of disorientation. Panic surged within me as I struggled to make sense of where I was. This wasn’t Bruce’s place, and the realization shattered the fragile hope I’d clung to moments ago.

My suspicions about Bruce dissipated, replaced by a chilling certainty that I was ensnared in someone’s trap entirely.

The sound of heels clicking on tiled floors snapped me out of my spiraling thoughts. Stella emerged from the shadows, her posture relaxed and a smug smirk gracing her lips.

“Hello, Evie,” she purred, her voice laced with an unsettling satisfaction. “Had a nice nap?”

I tried to sit up, but my body felt heavy, as if weighted down by invisible chains. Fear clawed at my chest as I struggled to lift my limbs. “What have you done to me?” I demanded, my voice trembling.

Stella’s facade of innocence sent a chill down my spine. “Me? Oh, I’ve done nothing but enjoy your company, Evie. You’re such a fascinating person.”

The unnerving calmness in her demeanor only fueled my anxiety. “Stop playing games, Stella! What do you want from me?”

Her laughter echoed in the room, a hollow sound that sent shivers down my spine. “Oh, Evie, you’re in for quite a ride. But I assure you, you’ll understand soon enough.”

I struggled to push past the fog clouding my thoughts, trying to piece together the events that led me here. But the haze persisted, obscuring my memories like a veil.

“Where am I?” I demanded, my voice betraying a hint of desperation.

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casual air. “You’re in a safe

serious? What the hell

I were you. I may be

mood.”

stomach intensified. “Why am I here? What’s

smile widened, revealing a glint of something unsettling behind her facade. “Oh, my dear, this isn’t a game. This is the consequences of

me go! This is disgusting, even

thought that highly of me, Evie, You never had an ounce of respect for me, and

entanglement in whatever sinister plot Stella had woven. Memories surged

and Timothy, it’s in the past,” I pleaded, my voice trembling. “We can find a way out of

unfaltering. “Apologies have run their course, Evie. There’s no turning back now. I have plans

down my spine. “Plans? What do you mean?” I

all from you. Everything you stole from me and everyone else that’s come in your destructive path, because you are one cold–calculate

face. I couldn’t even believe what I was hearing. “Are you serious?

she let the word hang in the air between us. Her eyes grew

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considering its meaning. “Because that would make

“Stella, please…”

a twisted smile. “It would be rude to leave before our

against the lingering effects of whatever drug

the back of my head, sending a shiver down my spine. Fear

glint in her eyes. “I’m not the only one you’ve

I choked out,

her tone casual as she walked toward me. “Don’t worry about the, um, reinforcements. They’re just a precaution for now.”

a gun? Please, let me go, Stella! I didn’t mean to

air, a haunting melody that sent shivers down my spine. “Hurt? Oh, Evie, I’m not hurting anymore. I’m

helplessness consumed me, each passing moment intensifying the

in my eyes. “There’s still a chance to

me getting

Stella,” I pleaded once more, my voice hoarse. “There has to be

in the hospital, after what you said about someone being out to get you, I had no doubt in my mind you

I guess I had admitted

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