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Pressure Points

Author: Lee
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-06-08 06:55:55

“I’m here for a pickup,” Ryan said, voice casual, already leaning forward toward the counter like she wasn’t there.

Isabella blinked trying to assimilate what was happening.

She slowly turned her head toward him. “You could wait your turn,” she said flatly.

Ryan looked at her.

“Oh it’s even you.” She hissed.

Ryan didn’t even look apologetic. If anything, he looked mildly entertained.

“I didn’t see a queue Miss Isabella,” he replied, shifting his attention fully to the waitress. “Name’s Ryan. Or
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  • My Hockey Temptation    The Article

    The search results were... underwhelming.Yes, I knew his family well enough, why wouldn’t I? But it wasn’t on a deeper level, we were in a situationship I guess, more like friends with benefits.We didn’t want to put a name to it then, so I had barely any deep knowledge about his family.Mason's father, Vincent Rossi, was listed as the CEO of Rossi Industries, a conglomerate with interests in real estate, logistics, and apparently a handful of manufacturing plants I'd never heard of. His mother, Katherine, was mentioned in a few society page articles from the early 2000s. Charity galas. Museum openings. The usual wealthy-people-in-evening-gowns photos.Nothing about the family dynamic. Nothing about feuds or fractures.I tried different searches.Rossi family feudVincent Rossi controversyRossi family estrangementMason Rossi family problems.But nothing popped up.Well, not nothing. There were the usual tabloid scraps, speculation about Mason's relationship with his father, rumor

  • My Hockey Temptation    The Story Beneath The Story

    Vanessa stepped closer to his desk, close enough that he could see her face clearly, read the expression she was deliberately arranging."You want front-page stories," she whispered. "That's what you keep telling everyone in morning meetings. You want stories that people actually read. Stories that get shared. Stories that make this paper look relevant."Daniel nodded slowly. "Go on.""I can give you that.""You already give me that. You're a good writer, Vanessa. Nobody's disputing that.""But I'm not a front-page writer." She held his gaze. "Not in your eyes. Not in the eyes of anyone who matters around here."Daniel didn't deny it.That stung more than she expected it to."So here's my proposal," she continued, forcing her voice to stay steady. "You keep Aria on Rossi. Fine. She can have her hockey player and her quotes about pressure and her emotional deep-dives into team dynamics."She paused. "But I'm going to find a better story."Daniel's eyebrow arched again. "A better story

  • My Hockey Temptation    Deal

    I watched her go.Around me, the newsroom slowly returned to life. A copy editor yelled something across the room about a missing fact-check.I exhaled.My hand was shaking slightly. I hadn't noticed until now the adrenaline, the effort of staying calm while someone tried to pick a fight in front of half the staff.But I had held my ground.I had said what needed to be said, and I hadn't said it cruelly. Honestly, maybe even kindly.I looked down at my notes again.Mason's face flashed through my mind. The way he looked at me in that hallway. The way he said "You came here, didn't you? Why am I the one at fault?"Right. That was my actual problem. Not Vanessa. Not the office politics. The problem was Mason Rossi, who had walked back into my life like a storm I hadn't finished recovering from.I picked up my pen again.But before I could return to my transcripts, a shadow fell across my desk.I looked up.Daniel.He was holding a cup of coffee, his third of the morning, probably and

  • My Hockey Temptation    Earned, Not Given

    Aria POVTwo of the junior reporters were pretending to read something on Maya's screen, but their shoulders were angled toward us. They were listening. Of course they were. Vanessa's desk confrontations were basically office theater at this point.Vanessa noticed them too. I could tell because her posture shifted slightly, straighter, more performative.She lowered her voice, but not enough that someone nearby couldn't hear. "I'm just saying, Bennett. Don't get comfortable. Stories like this have a way of swallowing people who aren't ready for them.""Good thing I'm ready, then.""You think you are.""I know I am."She laughed, through it didn't match the tightness around her eyes. "You're so confident for someone whose last three pieces were basically rewritten press releases."That stung.Not because it was true, it wasn't. My last three pieces had included an investigative look at city council budget discrepancies and a feature on homeless veterans that Daniel had personally call

  • My Hockey Temptation    Front Page

    Just the entrance and very of the restaurant was very classy and aesthetically appealing.Everything looked intentional.I turned to him as he came around the car again. “This is not what we said,” I told him immediately.He raised a brow. “What did we say?”“Drinks,” I replied. “Something simple.”He smiled like I had told a joke. “Yes,” he said easily. “I decided to upgrade it a bit.”I stared at him. “Why?”He shrugged. “Because why not?”I shook my head slightly, but I was smiling now despite myself. “That’s your reason for everything?”“It works,” he said.He opened the door for me again.This time I didn’t hesitate.Inside, the restaurant was warm, dimly lit. We were guided to a table near the side. I sat down and immediately picked up the menu.The prices made me froze. It was freaking expensive.It seemed like he noticed because he stretched his hands towards mine.“Don’t worry about it,” he said before I could even speak.I looked up at him. “That’s not the point.”He leaned

  • My Hockey Temptation    Running

    “Don’t do that,” she argued. “Don’t act like I’m just… nothing in all this.”I closed my eyes briefly. “That’s not what I’m saying.”“You’re acting like it,” she insisted. “Like I’m not important anymore. Like I don’t exist in your life unless I’m the one forcing myself into it.”I tightened my grip on the bottle. “I never said you weren’t important.”“But you treat me like I am not,” she shot back.I could hear her breathing through the phone now. It was fast and uneven.She didn’t stop there.“And have you even asked how I’ve been?” she continued. “Do you know what’s been happening with me lately?”I hesitated.Because the truth was I hadn’t.Her voice softened just slightly, but it carried frustration that had been building for a while.“I’ve been everywhere in my head,” she whispered. “I’m not stable right now, and you’re just… disappearing.”I exhaled, slower this time. “I’m sorry,” I apologized.She sighed.Then I added, more carefully, “What do you want from me right now?”She

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