Playing Pretend With The Mafia Hockey Star
Yara Quinn gave Jeriah Hart seven years of her life.
She loved him when he had nothing, fed him when he was broke and worked herself into exhaustion to help him reach his hockey dreams. Then the moment he signed a huge deal with Volkov Sports, Jeriah threw her away for billionaire heiress Talia Donovan and told her she was no longer enough.
As if heartbreak and crushing debt were not enough, Yara is evicted by her disgusting landlord and left with nowhere to go.
Then one terrible night changes everything.
On her way to pick up a key from her best friend, Yara witnesses hockey superstar Kieran Volkov murder a man in a luxury hotel parking lot—and records it on her phone.
Now the most dangerous athlete in New York wants her silence.
Kieran’s solution? Move her into his penthouse, fake-date her for six months, clean up his image and make the whole city believe the plus-size girl his teammate discarded is now the woman he wants.
It should have been just a deal.
But with jealous women attacking, mafia enemies circling, her cheating ex crawling back, and a leaked murder video threatening to destroy them all, Yara and Kieran quickly realize fake feelings are the least dangerous thing growing between them.
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Chapter: 058: A LITTLE RELIEF AND LOVEYARA POV I turned in Kieran’s arms..dropping my juice and wrapping my hands around his neck. The heavy weight of the secret in my chest didn't vanish, but looking up at his sharp, handsome face, the fear melted away into pure warmth. "What is going on in that beautiful head of yours?" Kieran asked softly. His thumb traced my jawline, his blue eyes melting into a tender, breathtaking warmth that he only ever showed to me. "I was just thinking about how much I love you," I whispered, rising slightly on my tiptoes to press a gentle kiss to his lips. "And how far we've come." Kieran let out a low, rough breath. His hands moved down to my waist, lifting me easily off my feet and pulling me towards him. "You saved me today, Yara" Kieran murmured, his lips pressing against my forehead, then my cheek, before trailing down to the corner of my mouth. "I spent my whole life thinking I had to fight every battle alone. Then you walked into my world and proved me wrong." "I told you I'd
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Chapter: 057: SAVED FROM WATER, SAVED FROM FIREYARA POV The hours passed quickly with coffee, file transfers, and legal plans. by early morning, the storm outside Pier 17 had turned into a light drizzle. Inside the bunker, it was very quiet and tense. I sat at the computer table wearing a headset, listening to the static sound of a secure line. "Miss Quinn?" a deep, tired voice said through the headset. It was Judge Harrison an experienced judge known for following court rules strictly. "I am taking this call on a private line because your message reported a serious video fake on the court list. You know that if this is just a trick to waste time, I will punish you in court right away?" "I understand, Your Honor," I said clearly and strongly. "I am submitting a request to cancel the arrest warrant for Kieran Volkov under Rule 16. The media video currently on news channels was stolen from my private storage and changed on purpose by people working for Donovan." I lied "That is a big claim against a famous billion
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Chapter: 056: TO SAVE KIERANKIERAN POV The drive back to the house was completely silent. Yara sat next to me in the back seat of the big SUV, wrapped in a dry coat. She looked tired, her face was pale, and her eyes were wide as she looked out at the rainy streets. Her small hand was held tightly in mine, her fingers crossed with my bruised knuckles. I did not let go of her hand. Dominic drove the car, while Alaric sat in the front seat with his laptop open "The original files match," Alaric said over the engine sound. "Tessa’s account was opened by a computer at Adrian Graves’s law office two days ago. They cut the video, and changed the speed to make Kieran's shot look like he started it." I squeezed Yara’s hand softly. She looked up at me and let out a tired breath. "You did good," I said quietly so only she could hear. "Are you still mad at me?" she whispered, resting her head on my shoulder. "I was worried about you," I answered directly, leaning down to kiss the top of her wet hair. "The
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Chapter: 055: THE VIDEOYARA POV"What did I say about leaving the house?" he repeated. His voice was low."Kieran..." I breathed, taking a small step forward. My voice sounded small in the quiet room. "Listen to me..."In two big steps, he closed the distance between us.His large hand grabbed my waist firmly. He didn't hurt me, but his grip was very strong, pulling me against his cold, wet leather jacket. He smelled like rain.. He moved his body to stand between me and the hallway, where four armed guards stood in the dark."Dominic," Kieran said, looking slowly at his brother. His voice was full of anger. "Give me one reason not to shoot your knee right now."Dominic didn't flinch. He slowly put his gun back under his coat. "She wouldn't stay still, Kieran. And she was right. Donovan’s team was about to delete her old files forever.""I told you to stay at the house," Kieran growled, holding me tighter as his chest moved up and down against mine. "I gave you an order.""And I ignored it to save y
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Chapter: 054: GOTCHA YARA POV Ten minutes later, we were in the back of Dominic’s SUV, tearing through the rain drenched streets of SoHo The storm had fully hit the city, rain slammed against the tinted glass, blurring the neon lights, The windshield wipers beat frantically back and forth, barely keeping up with the downpour. I sat in the passenger seat, my hands clasped tightly in my lap, staring out into the dark.. "Kieran's phone just pinged off the highway tower near Queens," Alaric reported. "He's driving fast. He'll be back at the penthouse in less than twelve minutes." "He's going to find the house empty," I murmured, a knot of anxiety twisting in my stomach. I knew how terrifying Kieran could be when he felt like he was losing control of a situation. When he realized I wasn't where he left me, his rage would be absolute. "Let me worry about Kieran," Dominic said flatly, keeping his hands firm on the steering wheel as he made a sharp, aggressive left turn onto Lesley Street. "You just
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Chapter: 053: PAINFUL BETRAYALYARA POV The cut of the line dropping echoed through the speakers of Dominic's phone. I stood paralyzed beside the marble kitchen island, my phone gripped so tightly in my hand that my knuckles had gone completely white. Tessa. The name kept repeating in my head like an echo in an empty room. Not an enemy from the mafia. Not Victor Donovan’s men. Not even Adrian Graves. It was Tessa…The girl I called my sister. "Yara." Dominic’s voice broke through the numbness numbing my brain. He was standing near the glass windows, his arms crossed, watching me with an expression that was surprisingly devoid of his usual playfulness. "Sit down before you pass out," Dominic said softly, pulling out one of the stools. "You look like you saw a ghost." "I feel like I'm already looking at one," I whispered, my voice sounding distant even to my own ears. I didn't sit. I couldn't. If I sat down, the gravity of everything would crush me. "She... she took half a million dollars, Dominic. H
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