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Chapter 40
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2026-03-25 23:35:03
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My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 41
Summer's PovThe first thing I felt was the headache.Not a normal headache. This was something that had taken up residence behind my entire skull and was making itself at home. I lay there with my eyes closed and immediately regretted every single decision I had made after 9 PM last night.I was so stupid.I never drank. I had never drunk in my life and I had let Crew's stupid comment about good girls get under my skin enough that I sat in a circle and drank whatever was handed to me like I had something to prove. To him, of all people. I had something to prove to Crew Ashford.Stupid, stupid, stupid.I managed to open one eye. Then the other. The light coming through the curtains was unreasonably aggressive and I pressed my palm against my forehead and breathed.How had I gotten to bed?I remembered the circle. The drinks. The two guys and the corner and then everything going slightly sideways. And then someone. A voice. Someone saying stop.Gray.I turned my head toward the nightst
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 40
Summer's Pov Gray Ashford.Ashford.I turned the name over in my head while the room swayed slightly around me. Ashford like Crew. Was he a cousin? A relative? My brain was trying to work through it but the alcohol had other plans and thinking in straight lines was proving difficult.The two guys were gone. I registered that. One second they were there and then Gray said whatever he said in that quiet certain voice and they just left.He crouched down in front of me."I'm sorry about that." His voice was calm and warm and completely different from anything I had been surrounded by tonight. "Can you stand?""I can stand," I said, which was optimistic.He looked at me with grey eyes that were kind in a way I hadn't seen in a while. Then he made a decision and scooped me up before I could protest, one arm under my knees and one behind my back, and I was off the floor entirely."I can walk," I said into his shoulder."I know," he said, already moving.I wanted to ask how he knew which ro
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 39
Summer's Pov"Turn it down or take it somewhere else," I said again. "I'm not playing around."Crew looked at me with that expression he had. The one that said he had heard me and had made a decision about how much he cared, which was not very much."Relax," he said."I am relaxed. Turn the music down.""You know what your problem is?" He tilted his head, and I already hated whatever was coming next. "You're so desperate to be perfect. Good girl Summer. Follows every rule. Goes to bed on time." He smiled. "It's exhausting just looking at you.""And you're a child who can't go two hours without needing an audience," I said. "At least my problem is quiet."Marcus made a sound beside him. Not quite a laugh but close enough.Crew's eyes stayed on me. "You've never had a drink in your life, have you.""That's not the point, Crew.""It's a yes or no question.""The point is the music…""Summer." He said my name like a dare. "Have you ever had a single drink. In your entire life."I stared a
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 38
Summer's Pov My mother pulled me into a hug that lasted longer than a quick goodbye hug. I held on and breathed and told myself not to cry because I had already cried twice today and my makeup had miraculously survived and I was not going to ruin it in the last hour of the reception.She pulled back and looked at my face and smiled like she knew exactly what I was thinking.We went back to where Richard and Crew were standing.Richard looked at me and tilted his head toward the side of the garden, away from the remaining guests. I followed him, and we stood near the hedge with the fairy lights above us and the music low in the background.He was quiet for a moment, like he was choosing his words carefully."I want you to know something," he said. "I know about starting over. I've done it. It's not easy and it doesn't always look the way you expect it to." He looked at me steadily. "You're an Ashford now. That means something in this family. Anything you need, any cost, you call me. Y
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 37
Summer's Pov "You are going to outshine the bride," Ruby said. "I'm just going to say it.""Stop that." I turned back to the mirror."I'm serious. Summer, look at yourself."I looked.The green dress fit like it had been made specifically for today, for this light, for this version of me that still felt slightly unfamiliar. It was deep emerald, fitted at the waist, the kind of dress that made you stand differently. My hair was up with a few pieces falling loose around my face and my makeup was light enough to look like me but deliberate enough to look like an occasion.I had never thought, not once in my life, that I would be standing in a mansion bedroom getting dressed for my mother's second wedding. Life had a very specific sense of humor."You look stunning too," I said to Ruby, who was wearing the green silk dress she had claimed from my wardrobe three days ago and fully intended to keep forever."I know," she said, smoothing it down. "Cain is going to lose his mind." She checke
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 36
Summer's Pov One hour.One full hour of Ruby and Cain on that video call and I lay on my side of the bed staring at the wall like a person who had made several poor decisions that led to this exact moment.Cain saying things I absolutely did not need to hear. Ruby making sounds she absolutely did not need to make within three feet of me. I pulled my pillow over my head and thought about the periodic table. Then projectile motion. Then the entire plot of a book I'd read two years ago. Then I started mentally reciting French vocabulary because I was desperate.*Why is everyone around me doing this.*Finally, after what felt like a full academic semester, it went quiet.I waited five minutes. Ruby's breathing slowed and evened out into something deep and steady. I waited two more minutes just to be sure.Then I got up.The kitchen water on my nightstand had gone warm and I needed something cold. I needed something cold and I needed to stand somewhere that wasn't that bedroom and breathe
My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 16
Summer's Pov It's already the weekend.I'm sitting on the edge of my mom's bed, watching her put on her earrings in front of the vanity mirror. She's wearing a simple dress and flats, her hair pulled back in a loose bun, and she looks more relaxed than I've seen her in years."Are you ready, sweet
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-25My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 15
Summer's Pov This is so stupid.I walk away from Crew, my hands shaking with anger, trying to put as much distance between us as possible. The hallway is still crowded with people leaving the game, and I feel their eyes on me. Staring. Whispering.Crew's sister. That's the famous hockey player's s
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-24My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 12
Summer's Pov I walk toward Crew's car, each step making me more annoyed. Why is he here? Why can't he just leave me alone?I bang on the window with my palm.The glass slides down smoothly, and Crew's face appears, that infuriating smirk already in place."Careful, sis." He gestures at the window
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-21My Hockey Bully Stepbrother Chapter 17
Crew's PovI'm standing in the doorway of my room when I hear my father's voice drifting from the balcony.He's on the phone. Again. With Victoria. Obviously.His voice is different when he talks to her. Softer. Warmer. Like he's a completely different person from the cold, demanding man who threat
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