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Chapter 64 — Ivy Interviews Maddox
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THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 64 — Ivy Interviews Maddox
Freya told Ivy everything in the back stairwell of the humanities building, ten minutes before the first lecture. The cliff, the photos, the blackmail, the three rules. She left out the bathroom floor, because that story belonged to Maddox. When she finished, Ivy said nothing for a full minute, which had never happened in the history of their friendship.Then she said, "Lunch. Rooftop garden. Bring him.""Ivy—""Bring. Him."So at twelve-thirty, Freya limped out of the lift on the top floor of the humanities building and onto a quiet terrace of potted shrubs and weathered benches. Hardly anyone knew it existed. A wide wooden table stood in the corner under a trellis, and Ivy sat behind it with her arms crossed and a thin black folder in front of her.Maddox came up the stairs a minute later, as they had agreed, so nobody would see them arrive together. He stopped at the edge of the terrace and took in the folder, Ivy's expression, and Freya's careful lack of expression."Sit," Ivy sai
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 63 — Twenty Minutes
Maddox woke with a jolt, and for one disoriented second he stared at the ceiling. Then he noticed the weight against his shoulder, the blanket draped across both of them, and the hand still wrapped around his.He looked down. Freya was looking up at him, wide awake, her cheeks very pink."Don't say anything," she whispered. "Draven's flight was cancelled. He'll be here in twenty minutes."Maddox pulled his hand away, then looked at it, then at hers. "We slept on the bathroom floor.""I noticed.""Holding hands.""I noticed that too. We can discuss it later." She checked her phone. "Right now we have seventeen minutes."He was on his feet before she finished the sentence. He pulled her up with careful hands, steadied her until her good foot found the tile, and looked around the bathroom. Three candle stubs sat on the sink and the floor, and two pale drips of wax had hardened near the tub. The air smelled of smoke and melted wax."Candles first," he said."The window," Freya added, hopp
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 62 — The Dark Room
By nine o'clock, the storm had settled over the house.Rain hammered the windows in long, heavy bursts, and the wind pushed against the walls with a steady groan. Thunder rolled somewhere beyond the trees, and every few minutes the lamps flickered, dimmed, and held.Maddox had checked every window twice.He told himself it was a normal precaution. He locked the back door, closed the curtains in the living room, and set two flashlights and a box of candles on the kitchen counter. Freya, who was stretched across the sofa with her ankle propped on a cushion, watched him with a faint frown."You've checked that window three times," she said."Twice.""Three times."He didn't answer. He moved to the side table instead and switched on a second lamp, then a third. The living room glowed warm and bright, and some of the tightness in his chest eased.Freya's phone buzzed, and she read the screen. "Ivy," she said. "She wants proof of life.""Tell her you're alive."She typed a message. A reply
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 61 — Everything He Couldn't Say
Ivy's driver stopped outside the house a little after six. Ivy climbed out first, took Freya's bag, and walked her all the way to the front door, one hand hovering near her elbow in case the ankle gave way."Call me within the hour," she said. "If I don't hear from you, I'm coming back with everyone my family employs.""Ivy, it's one conversation.""That is exactly what worries me." She hugged her carefully, then glared at the car that had pulled up behind them. Maddox had followed in his own. "One hour, Freya."Then she left.The house was quiet. Draven's shoes weren't by the door, and his car wasn't in the driveway. Freya lowered herself onto the sofa and propped her foot on the coffee table while Maddox disappeared into the kitchen. She heard the freezer open and close. When he came back, he was carrying a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a dish towel."Hold still," he said, and knelt in front of her.He placed the peas against her ankle with careful hands. The cold made her gasp, and
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 60 — The Back Seat
The ranger post wrapped Freya's ankle properly and confirmed it was a sprain. By the time the class gathered beside the buses, the lecturer had heard the whole story and was frowning at her bandage."Keep that foot elevated for the entire ride," he told her. "Sit wherever you need to."Maddox boarded first and took the window seat in the second-to-last row, dropping his bag on the aisle seat to save it. He hadn't spoken to anyone since the water cooler. His eyes kept drifting toward the bench outside the ranger post, where Freya sat with her ankle propped and her phone gripped tightly in her hand.She had seen the photo. He hadn't needed to ask. He had watched her read the message from across the picnic area, and every muscle in his body had wanted to cross the distance between them.Cassie was still outside, talking to the lecturer and refilling her water bottle. For the moment, nobody was claiming the seat beside him.Then the bus shifted as someone climbed the steps.Freya came up
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 59 — No More Guessing
"How much did you hear?"Maddox's voice came out hoarse. Freya pushed herself away from the rock, keeping her weight on her good foot. "Enough."His face lost its colour. "Freya—""Don't." She held up a hand, and it trembled. "Don't say my name as if nothing happened."He closed his mouth. The wind pushed her hair across her face, and she pulled it back with a muddy hand, refusing to look away from him. Her ankle throbbed, her chest felt tight, and every thought in her head was loud."She has photos," she said. "Of the library. With my face in them.""Yes.""And she told you she'd show Draven.""Yes.""And that's why." Her voice cracked on the last word, and she hated it. "That's why you spoke to me the way you did. That's why you ordered me around, and refused to even look at me."Maddox dragged a hand down his face. "She told me I wasn't allowed to treat you well. If I did, she would send the photos to Draven and tell him you had thrown yourself at me. She'd twist it until you were
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