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37~ MARCUS

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~~ARIA~~

The entire day passed in a blur and the kind of exhaustion that settled deep in the bones.

I buried myself in work because it was the only thing I knew how to control.

Follow-up notes for Jake’s injury and a dozen conversations with the coaching staff about what his absence would mean for the next few weeks.

I moved from one task to the next and Ward hadn’t called.

A part of me was relieved. He had given me the space I demanded, and after the disaster of the last twenty-four hours, I
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  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   40~ STAY AWAY

    ~~ARIA~~My fists still tingled from where I had hit his chest, my tears drying into salty tracks on my cheeks. I felt utterly exhausted by the constant push and pull between us.Ward exhaled slowly, rubbing the back of his neck. The movement made him wince slightly, his waist injury clearly still bothering him but he didn’t complain. He never did. “If that’s how you feel, Aria… the ball is in your court. I am not forcing this. But I’m giving you until this evening to decide. The downtown apartment is ready. Security is already in place. I will be giving you till evening.” His voice was low, but I caught the undercurrent of fear beneath the command. He searched my face one last time, those piercing eyes softening with the regret I had heard through the door last night. Then, without another word, he turned and walked out, the door clicking shut behind him like a period at the end of a sentence I wasn’t ready to finish.I sank into my desk chair, staring at the spot where he’d be

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   39~ WHERE WERE YOU?

    ~~ARIA~~My head was still ringing continuously from his words.“You won’t be alone,” he continued, like he had already made the decision and was simply informing me of it. “You will have your space. I won’t push you. I won’t ask for anything. But I will be there, to know you are safe.”I let out a disbelieving laugh, shaking my head. “You can’t be serious.”“I am.”“You?” I pushed away from the desk, staring up at him. “In a regular apartment, sharing a kitchen and a living room like a normal person? Giving up the villa and all your privacy and whatever billionaire schedule you have because I am too stubborn to let you babysit me from a distance?”“For you,” he said, without even blinking, “yes.”He stepped into my space then, not enough to touch me, but enough that I could feel the heat of him, enough that the air between us felt dangerously thin.“I would get used to it,” he said, his voice lower now, quieter, like the words were meant only for me. “I want to get used to it. For y

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   38~ WHERE WERE YOU?

    ~~ARIA~~The door clicked shut behind Marcus, and the office fell into a heavy, ringing silence.For a moment, neither of us moved.Ward stood a few feet away from me, still in that dark tailored suit that made him look less like the man I had once loved and more like the version of him the world knew now the billionaire executive, the untouchable Bennett heir, the man who could command boardrooms and hockey arenas with the same quiet authority. My pulse pounded painfully in my throat.I folded my arms across my chest, less because I was cold and more because I needed something between us. Some kind of barrier. “Ward,” I let out, forcing my voice to stay steady, “about the apartment… and the villa, I don't think I will be staying for long.” His expression was constructed at once, though he didn’t interrupt.“I appreciate what you have done,” I continued, “but I can’t keep doing this. I can’t keep letting you rearrange my life every time something happens… see all of a sudden you ju

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   37~ MARCUS

    ~~ARIA~~The entire day passed in a blur and the kind of exhaustion that settled deep in the bones.I buried myself in work because it was the only thing I knew how to control.Follow-up notes for Jake’s injury and a dozen conversations with the coaching staff about what his absence would mean for the next few weeks. I moved from one task to the next and Ward hadn’t called.A part of me was relieved. He had given me the space I demanded, and after the disaster of the last twenty-four hours, I should have been grateful for the silence. But another part of me, the weak, traitorous part that still remembered the pain in his voice outside the guest room door last night, couldn’t stop noticing the absence.I was finishing Jake’s latest progress notes at my desk, fingers aching from writing, when there was a knock at my office door. There Mr. Reynolds stepped inside with his usual no-nonsense expression.“Dr. Vance, quick update,” he said. “With Jake sidelined for a few weeks, we’re bri

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   36~ HIS OTHER SIDE

    ~~WARD~~I left the villa before dawn, the sky still bruised with the last remnants of night. Aria’s words from yesterday still hadn't left my head.“Stop interfering in my life so much” it echoed in my head like a slap shot to the ribs. She wanted space and I felt it was the best I could give her, even if every instinct screamed at me to stay. After carrying her to bed last night and listening to her quiet sobs through the door, sleep had been impossible. So I did what I always did when the weight of everything pressed too hard, I went to work.Bennett Global Tower rose like a blade against the city skyline, all steel and glass, a monument to the empire I had built while pretending the hole in my chest didn’t exist. Most people thought I was just the hockey star who got lucky with investments. They had no idea. This company sports technology, venture capital, private security solutions, and international real estate holdings. I controlled billions. And right now, every resource I

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   35~ GIVE ME SPACE

    ~~ARIA~~The drive back to Ward’s villa was wrapped in stout silence. I stared out the window at the passing lights, my father’s cruel words still ringing in my ears like fresh wounds. Every insult, every reminder of how I had never been enough, how my mother had left because of me, all crashed over me again. By the time we pulled up to the villa, I felt exposed, and utterly drained.Ward killed the engine and came around to help me out, but I stepped away before he could touch me. I walked inside on my own, the grand space feeling both safe and suffocating at the same time.“Aria…” Ward started softly as he closed the door behind us, his voice gentle despite the obvious pain he was still carrying in his waist.“I want to be alone,” I cut in, my voice trembling but firm. I couldn’t look at him. Not right now. The consequence of everything my father, Lena, the break-in, Ward’s constant presence pulling me in directions I wasn’t ready for was too much.He tried again, stepping closer

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   25~ MORNING CLASH

    ~~ARIA~~Tears blurred my vision as I hugged my knees to my chest, rocking slightly as the fear settled deep in my bones. Who would do this? Why? The image of the tunnel coming closer, the car speeding out of control, and Ward’s face as he shouted for me to hit his car kept flashing in my mind. I

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   24~ ATTEMPTED MURDER

    ~~ARIA~~I paced back and forth in my living room, my bare feet padding against the cold floor. My hands were clenched at my sides, my heart beating too fast. I couldn’t sit still. Every few seconds, I glanced at the clock on the wall, then at my phone, then back at the door. Ward’s face kept flas

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   23~ HIS FATHER

    ~~ARIA~~Four days had passed since the accident.I was mostly okay with just a mild concussion and some bruises that were already fading. The doctors had cleared me to go back to work, but Ward was still in the hospital. His waist injury had been worse than anyone thought, and the doctors wanted

  • Rejected By The Hockey Captain, Now He Begs for me   21~ THE HOSPITAL

    ~~ARIA~~Everything went quiet all at once.My ears rang loudly as I breathed in short, quick gasps. My heart is pounding in my chest continuously.I was alive.Just barely.The air smelled of burnt rubber and hot metal. It was thick, making it hard to breathe. My head hurt badly when it slammed

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