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Nathan poured out his grievances, sobbing and sniffling."Ma'am, don't let the fancy clothes fool you. These are ten-dollar knockoffs off Wish, free shipping!""I'm actually flat broke! I bet on hockey and owe an underground casino nine hundred grand in loan-shark money! They're after me every single day, threatening to break my legs!"My brother was dumbstruck. "You... aren't you a rich kid? They said on TV you come from some big-money family!""Big money, my ass! That's an image the team cooked up!" Nathan shot to his feet, turning the tables on them, grabbed my brother by the shoulders, and shook him like mad."Buddy! Since we're all family, this nine-hundred-grand debt is partly yours too! Quick! Front me a hundred and fifty grand first! Otherwise the loan sharks are coming to break my hands tomorrow!"As he spoke, he shoved up his sleeve, baring the huge bruise on his arm left over from hockey the day before."See this? They just did this to me yesterday!"My mom went white with f
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My breath caught, and my fingers went ice-cold.Seeing me go pale, Tiffany thought she'd hit a nerve and smiled all the more smugly."What, nothing to say now? Guilty conscience? Figures. What would a broke little thing like you know about a classy sport?"I couldn't spare her a thought. I shoved her aside and stumbled out of the room."I'll be right back."Ninety grand.I couldn't even scrape together a thousand dollars. Where was I supposed to find ninety grand?If they really barged into the room, what tiny scrap of dignity I had left in front of Nathan would be destroyed in one stroke.I rushed down to the lobby like a chicken with its head cut off.But the front desk, the lounge, even the parking lot outside, I searched everywhere like a madwoman, and there was no sign of my mom or brother anywhere.My heart leapt straight into my throat.Not on the first floor... had they already gone upstairs?!Cold sweat broke out as I panicked and hurried back the way I'd come.I'd just reache
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"Even if you're sick of me, even if you hate me, don't gamble with your own scholarship and stipend! Aren't you the one who's always broke? You'd give up the money just to avoid me?"His shout stunned me, and my eyes stung in an instant.He ground his back teeth."Fine, don't be my girlfriend. But you have to be the team's tactical coach. If you dare walk out, I'll announce my retirement today and we all go down together."I'd thought that once he calmed down he'd coldly tell me to get lost. Instead he threw away all shame.For the whole next week, he was practically a ghost haunting me.I'd get the cheapest bowl of plain pasta at the cafeteria, and he'd sit down across from me with two plates of expensive barbecue ribs, pull all the meat off into my bowl, and gnaw the bones himself.I'd go to the library to research something, and he'd sit across from me, staring at me intently, grinning like an idiot the whole time.At my breaking point, I lowered my voice and snapped at him."Nathan
Caught by the Hockey Captain Chapter 8
This was my reality.A family like a bottomless pit of muck, endless extortion, parents and a brother who fed on me like leeches.I looked at Nathan, radiant as the sun before me.He came from privilege, had a limitless future, and was passionate and pure.And me? I was just a broke nobody covered in mud, saddled with debt I could never pay off.If I said yes to him, I'd only drag him down into the abyss with me.I couldn't be that selfish.The cheering around us grew louder, and Nathan looked at me full of hope, the smile on his lips so painfully bright.Bit by bit, I pried away the hands cupping my face.Nathan's smile froze. "Quinn?"I took a deep breath and forced an utterly cold expression onto my face.I grabbed the spare microphone from the bench, my voice terrifyingly calm."Nathan, stop joking around."The noise of the whole arena cut off at once.Looking into his eyes, in the coldest tone, I said each word one by one."You only feel this way because I taught you a few tactics
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"I did." I met Coach Dawson's murderous glare, my voice trembling but firm.Coach Dawson let out a furious laugh. "Quinn? A gofer? Nathan, are you insane? You're gambling the team's future to play games with some little girl?""She's not some little girl, she's a tactical genius." Nathan said it loudly."Coach Dawson, if we use your tactics, we lose, no question. I'll stake the C on my jersey on it: Quinn's tactics can win."Coach Dawson slammed the table. "Fine! You want to use her tactics? If you lose, the two of you are both gone!"On the day of the final, the arena was packed.The game started, and just as I'd predicted, our opponents launched a fierce attack right out of the gate.Nathan led the team in the high press, both sides clashing hard on the ice, the tension thick.The first period ended, 0 to 0.In the locker room, Coach Dawson sneered. "So this is your high press? Burning through that much energy, you'll be dead on your feet by the third period."Nathan ignored him and
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I shot to my feet and slammed straight into his chin.Nathan hissed in pain, clutching his chin as he stepped back.I tried to run while I had the chance, but he grabbed the back of my collar and yanked me back."What are you running for? Master, let's have a nice talk.""So, you're IceTyrant." Nathan said it as a statement.Past caring, I threw it back at him. "Yeah, so what? You gonna hit me?"Nathan suddenly leaned in, that handsome, bronze-skinned face filling my vision."Why would I hit you? I'd sooner put you on a pedestal."He suddenly pulled a fistful of cat treats from his pocket and slapped them on the table."Bought these for your cat. There's more if it's not enough."I looked at the pile of cat treats, my eye twitching."I don't have a cat.""Then what was with the Peppa Pig?""My hand slipped!" I was about to lose it. "Nathan, what do you even want? Weren't you the one complaining I was too slow hauling gear, calling me useless?"Nathan's face reddened, a rare sight, and
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