LOGINWhen Bailey Carter walked in on her boyfriend tangled in bed with someone else, she swore she was done with love, and with hockey players. Now, she is back in Michigan, working nights just to pay her grandmother’s hospital bills, trying to stitch her life back together one piece at a time. Then he walks in.Orion Hayes—the arrogant, infuriating captain of Michigan’s hockey team, and her ex’s biggest rival. He is cocky, ruthless and too damn gorgeous for his own good. When he saves her at a club being bullied, he offers her a deal she can’t refuse—pretend to be his girlfriend to get his family off his back, and he’ll make sure her grandmother gets the best care money can buy. But what starts as a fake relationship soon blurs into something dangerously real. Under the swagger and smirk, Orion isn’t who she thought he was.And the more he pulls her into his world, the harder it gets to remember why she should stay away. Her heart’s already been broken by one hockey player.Falling for another, especially her ex’s rival, might just be the biggest mistake of her life.
View MoreOrion POV The silence is broken by Jasper. Of course he is the one to break it.“ Instead of thinking someone did it deliberately, why not consider the fact that someone was filming practice which happens all the time.It could be a fan who sneaked out of a scout or a journalist…anyone could have posted this." He argues.There's another knock on the door, and James pokes his head in. "Coach, there are reporters outside.” He announces.“They're asking about the incident with Hayes and the rookie. What do you want me to tell them?" He continues to ask."Tell them no comment," Coach says immediately, but I can see the strain on his face. "Tell them that the matter is being handled internally.We're investigating.” the coach replied."They're asking if Hayes will be suspended," James adds, looking uncomfortable."No comment means no comment," Coach repeats firmly.As James leaves, I catch sight of Nolan through the open door. He's standing with a group of players and when our eyes meet,
Orion POVCoach Williams' office suddenly feels smaller than usual with six people crammed inside. Jasper also followed us uninvited."Can someone tell me exactly what happened out there?” Coach Williams asks once he is settled."I already told you that Hayes deliberately stepped on my foot with his skate. I saw him coming, tried to get out of the way but he adjusted his path to hit me anyway." Luca says before I can say anything."That's not…" I start, but Jasper cuts me off."I saw it too, Coach." Jasper steps forward, his expression serious. "I was skating right behind them. Hayes saw Luca in his path and instead of stopping or changing direction, he actually accelerated. It looked intentional to me."My blood runs cold. "You're lying." I blurted."I'm telling you what I saw," Jasper says, meeting my eyes with false sincerity. "Look, I know you're the captain and everyone loves you, but what I saw out there wasn't an accident. It was aggression.""Aggression?" I turn to Coach. "Co
Orion POVI glare at Nolan. Clearly, he was sabotaging any of my moves by either selling my passes or not passing the ball to me even when disadvantaged.Is that what he meant by he was going to prove that he was better than me? "Coach, I've been trying to run the plays…" I start."Hayes has been running the plays," Nolan interrupts harshly.“Maybe if he would let someone else take the lead once in a while…""You mean like when I set you up for three perfect shots and you either missed or didn't take them?" I turn to face him fully. "Or when you cut me off when I had a clear path to the goal?" He was trying to pass the blame on me when he was clearly the one in the wrong?"Maybe your so called clear path wasn't as clear as you thought," Nolan shoots back. “ You're so used to everyone treating you like the golden boy since you are the captain that you can't see when someone else has a better play.""This isn't about me being the golden boy," I say, keeping my voice low despite the
Orion POV"You really don't have to walk me to the entrance," I tell Bailey as we approach the club's training facility. "I'm a big boy. I can find my way.""I know you can," she replies, her hand wrapped securely around mine. "But I wanted every extra second with you before you disappear into hockey land for the next four hours."The past weekend was perfect. Between getting Grandma settled back into her house, stealing moments alone with Bailey, and just existing in our little bubble of happiness…I don't think I've ever been more content.But now it's Monday and reality calls."You could come watch practice," I suggest, even though I already know what she'll say. "The guys would love to see you. Tyler's been asking about those cinnamon rolls you promised him." I try to persuade her."And give your coach and sponsors more ammunition?" Bailey shakes her head firmly. "Absolutely not. You just got lectured about keeping our relationship less visible. I'm not going to make things harder






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