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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voice. “You can’t just ignore this. Bruce hasn’t just caused harm to me. He stabbed Timothy

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“I understand, Evie. But this is beyond personal grievances. It’s about what’s

Timothy and I had endured. “What’s right? How can you

doesn’t change our course of action.

helplessness washed over me as I realized the futility of reasoning with Stella. I was at the mercy of individuals driven by their own motives, revenge the only thing

dangerous! Do you hear me? You really think he’ll let you just go about

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

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

long passed, Evie.

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

trying to take me out? You and Timothy

Fear for him surged through me, a suffocating terror gripping my heart. “Please, don’t hurt him.

he hit me with his car. I can only imagine the

screaming. “He’s not part of this! Please, I’ll

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“It’s too late for bargains. You should’ve thought about

crossed me.”

know you care about Timothy, at

laughter echoed coldly through the room, devoid of any warmth. “I think you’re mistaken, Evie. I feel nothing for Timothy

words pierced through me, extinguishing the faint glimmer of hope I’d clung to. Panic clawed at my chest as I nearly collapsed

voice trembling. “Where

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

I cried, attempting to

response was chillingly cryptic. “Just wait and see, Evie.”

toward a door. Panic and helplessness

screamed, my voice echoing through the hallway.

as he led me down the

descent into the heart of darkness itself. Each step I took carried the weight of impending doom, the oppressive

filled with cameras and an array of ominous tools laid out on a table, a stark contrast against the sterile white walls. Fear clawed at my

is this?” I stammered, my voice quivering