The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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The echo of Bruce’s voice reverberated in the dimly lit room, freezing the air around me, as dread coiled in the pit of my stomach. Fear and desperation consumed me as I took in his demented expression.

“Glad you’re finally awake, Sleeping Beauty?” Bruce sneered.

My mind raced, a surge of disbelief and confusion gripping me. “Bruce? How… how did you get involved in this?”

Stella, seated nearby with an air of eerie satisfaction, interjected smoothly. “Bruce reached out to me, Evie. He wanted to offer his expertise in… seeking revenge after the pain you caused.”

Shock coursed through me. “You… you reached out to Stella? You were that desperate to ruin me?”

Bruce’s expression remained stoic. “I offered her a chance to make things right. And here we are.”

My disgust with him somehow managed to grow even bigger, and an overwhelming sense of disbelief flooding my senses. “Stella, you know who this is right?”

An eerie silence hung heavily in the dimly lit room. Stella looked up at the ceiling in thought, and it dawned on me how clueless she was about him. Bruce’s cold presence felt suffocating, his eyes holding a glint of malice as

they rested on me.

“Stella, do you not know who this is?” I demanded, my voice quivering with a mix of fear and frustration. “Bruce is my stepbrother, the one who’s made my life miserable for years.”

Stella’s composed demeanor wavered for a moment, a flicker of surprise crossing her features before she quickly. masked it with indifference. “It doesn’t matter, Evie.”

My breath caught at her dismissive response. “How can you say that? This changes everything!”

But Stella’s voice remained detached, void of empathy. “Your personal history doesn’t alter the situation at

hand. We have matters to settle.”

Dismay and disbelief coursed through me. How could Stella disregard the significance of this? Bruce had been. noted as a dangerous individual in the news before, willing to kill. This was more than just a family feud, but she

seemed clueless.

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hint of discomfort, but she swiftly composed herself. “I understand, Evie. But

bubbled within me, frustration boiling over at Stella’s indifference to the torment Timothy and I had endured. “What’s right? How

our course of action. We have our

realized the futility of reasoning with Stella. I was at

You really think he’ll let you

left a lot of hurt in your wake. Besides, I’m sure he’s smart enough to know not

chill ran through me and I hissed. “I have people looking for me, you know. If you let me go now, I’ll…I’ll give you my earnings for the month, Bruce. I’m sure you

resolute. “That offer’s long passed, Evie. I don’t want

in. I didn’t have much else to bargain. At least, nothing I

can get away with trying to take me out? You and

mention of Timothy. Fear for him surged through me, a suffocating terror gripping my heart. “Please,

when he hit me with his car. I can only imagine the things I’ll do to him when I get my hands on him.”

on the verge of screaming. “He’s not part of this! Please, I’ll do anything. Just don’t

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late for bargains. You should’ve thought about

crossed me.”

“Stella, you know you care

of any warmth. “I think you’re mistaken, Evie. I

in her words pierced through me, extinguishing the faint glimmer of hope I’d clung to. Panic clawed at my chest as I nearly collapsed as Bruce hauled me up from the couch.

you planning?” I demanded, my voice trembling. “Where are you taking

down my spine. “You’ll see soon enough. Bruce, take her down to the basement. It’s time

tell me what you’re going to do,” I cried, attempting to shake myself from Bruce’s grasp.

“Just wait and

as Bruce tugged me forward, dragging me toward a door. Panic and helplessness consumed me as

I screamed, my voice

remained unyielding, his grip tightening as he led me down the

into Stella’s basement felt like a descent into the heart of darkness itself. Each step I took carried the weight of impending doom, the oppressive silence

stark contrast against the sterile white walls. Fear clawed at my insides as I stumbled

what is this?” I stammered, my voice quivering with unease.