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CHAPTER 46
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The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 159
HAZELThat answered my question.I looked at Elvis, who was still staring at the test result in his hand.All this time, I'd believed there was a possibility he was Maya's father, even when the evidence seemed to say otherwise. Now we knew his vasectomy hadn't been effective.“The DNA result will be ready within seventy-two hours,” the doctor continued. “We'll contact you as soon as it's available.”“Thank you, Doctor,” Elvis said.He folded the report and stood.I thanked the doctor too, and we left his office together.We had barely stepped into the corridor when Elvis caught my hand.“Hazel.”I turned.He looked at me for a few seconds before speaking.“I'm sorry. For everything I've put you through. You've had so much uncertainty to deal with these past couple of years, and I made things worse.”He rubbed his thumb across my knuckles.“How do I make it up to you?”I pretended to consider the question.“Well, first, find William and hand his balls over to me.”I kept my face straig
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 51
DUKEI had never forgiven myself for Rose's death, and I doubted I ever would. Rose was one of those hopelessly in love fans who went overboard trying to get my attention. But I always told her, the feeling was never mutual.The trouble was Daniel.He knew about Rose, and knew how much she liked me, knew she’d do anything for me. And yet, he pretended to be me.He slept with her, using my name, and then disappeared like she never existed.The voice note she sent before taking her own life still chills me whenever I think of it.You’d think tragedy would change Daniel.It didn't. If anything, he only got worse.First Rose, then our father's girlfriend, how many others had there been in between?I didn't realise I’d slammed my hand against the table until water splashed across the dining room, startling Lisa."What's wrong? Are you okay? Talk to me," she asked, concerned.I looked away.Across the table, Ann quietly set down her fork without a word, stood up softly, and said, "I'm done,
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 50
CHAPTER 50ANN"Why won't I?" I turned to Duk. "With all due respect, I do not appreciate you speaking about me as though I am not standing right here."My nose twitched. He was doing it again, that particular thing where he assumed proximity to me gave him authority over my movements, my choices, my time.Daniel stood a few feet away with both arms crossed, watching the whole thing unfold in front of him with the expression of someone who had paid for a show and found it better than expected."Ann." Duke's jaw tightened. "Can we talk privately?"Daniel straightened slightly, a funny grin passing across his face before it went back into its usual ease."I will be in the room," he said. "Take your time." He glanced at me once before heading back up the stairs.I stood in the living room after his footsteps disappeared.I had not let myself do this when I first walked in, but now, standing here with Duke a few feet away and nowhere immediately to look, the memories of the time spent in
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 49
ANNI picked up my glass and drank slowly, letting the champagne settle the sudden dryness in my throat."Okay then.""I move in tomorrow," Daniel said, setting his glass down. "You should come visit. The earlier we are seen together, the faster this moves in the right direction."He poured himself another drink and took a slow sip, his eyes moving around the restaurant with that particular unbothered look."That will look suspicious," I said. "Think about it. You move into a house, and immediately, a woman starts appearing. People ask questions." I set my own glass down. "Here is what makes more sense. I am a hairstylist. We agree that a mutual friend recommended me to you for home service. Clean, and believable, nothing that needs complicated explaining." I looked at him. "We build the story from there."He raised his glass slowly and wiggled his brows."Smart."I picked up my bag, which was enough of a response.He was still smiling at whatever was running through his head as I w
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 48
ANN"Look, Harry, you are forgetting one very important thing." I turned to face him properly. "I am a widow. My brother-in-law is probably still looking for me somewhere. I told you all of this. I cannot just go and get married to somebody, real or fake, without that becoming a problem."My body was running hot from everything piling on top of everything else. If I had been given any kind of supernatural ability at that moment, Duke, Louis, and everyone attached to either of them would have been reduced to clean ash."Listen to me, Ann." Harry's voice lost its playfulness and became serious. "This family has played you more than anyone deserved to be played. Today it is the Carters. Tomorrow it will be somebody else entirely, because that is how it works when you keep allowing people to find the soft parts of you." He held my gaze. "You need to be tougher than this. The world isn't nice to weak humans."Nothing about it felt clean or simple, but I kept listening."I know you still
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 47
ANN"That was a very dry joke." I almost choked on my drink and quickly signalled one of the waiters to take the glass before I did any actual damage. "You nearly killed me."Daniel did not look even slightly apologetic."It was not a joke." He reached out and lifted another glass from a passing tray with the ease of a man completely unbothered by the weight of what he had just said. "I have been a very bad boy for the longest time. Prodigal son, if you want to call me that, I will accept it fully. Spent money on the wrong things, wrong people, made financial decisions that nearly swallowed me whole."He swirled the drink slowly."My grandmother was the one person in this family who loved me unconditionally. Her favourite grandchild, she used to say." Something moved across his face briefly before the smile covered it again. "When she passed, she willed fifty per cent of her properties and assets to me. Under one clause.""Marriage," I said."One full year of it." He chuckled, but
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 5
ANN“I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to.”“It’s okay,” I cut him off gently, forcing a small smile. “Second year of our marriage, Judge started getting worried that I couldn’t conceive. We went to the hospital, ran some tests, and the doctor confirmed that my tubes were blocked. Two different doctors, act
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 4
ANNI couldn’t believe my eyes. Louis, standing right in front of me.“Rapunzel,” he said.I smiled instantly.That name, he was the only one who ever called me that. Because of how long my hair used to fall my back, something he used to play with when we were younger.Louis was my first.My first
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 3
DUKEI don’t know why I’m drawn to her like this.It doesn’t make sense.I’ve met women before. A lot of them. Beautiful, confident women who knew exactly what they were doing. None of them ever made me feel like this.But Ann, it’s different.There’s this pull I can’t explain. Like something in me
The Hockey Star And The Widow He Shouldn't Love . CHAPTER 2
ANNThe knock on the door pulled me out of my light sleep.I blinked, confused for a second, before reality rushed back all at once. My heart jumped. I quickly dragged my gown up properly and hurried toward the door.When I opened it and saw Duke standing there, something inside me settled instantl
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