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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air. “You’re in a

“Are you serious? What the hell is wrong

raised an eyebrow. “I’d watch your tone if I were you. I may be

mood.”

“Why am I

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

go! This is disgusting, even for you,

if you ever thought that highly of me, Evie, You never had an ounce of respect

Stella had woven. Memories surged forward–Stella’s unexpected appearance, the drink, the limo ride–all pieces of

it’s in the past,” I

run their course, Evie. There’s no turning back now. I

a chill down my spine. “Plans? What do you mean?” I pressed, desperation

“I’m going to take it all from you. Everything you stole from me and everyone else that’s

“Are you

in the air between us. Her eyes

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its meaning. “Because that would make things so much

“Stella, please…”

smile. “It would

against the lingering effects of whatever drug had rendered me powerless. “What do you mean

head, sending a shiver down my spine. Fear coiled within me, a suffocating grip tightening around my chest, What followed was a

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

out, my

tone casual as she walked toward me. “Don’t worry about the, um, reinforcements. They’re

trembled. “I–Is that a gun? Please, let me go, Stella! I didn’t mean to hurt

down my

and helplessness consumed me, each passing moment intensifying the suffocating

do this,” I implored, tears welling in my eyes. “There’s still a chance

me getting

my voice hoarse. “There has to be another way. We can handle this without

way of making a mess of things. After that day in the hospital, after what you said about someone being out to get you, I

the memories from that day. I guess I had admitted

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