All Chapters of Her Hockey Stepbrother, Her Worst Enemy, Her Beloved: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

TALIA'S POVFiancée? Maxton has a fiancée? My mind suddenly flashed back to what happened between both of us in the car as I felt absolutely sick to my stomach. He had a fiancée all these while and he has been trying to get all cuddly with me? That was so freaking weird! But how come I didn’t know about this fiancée, and why had he never mentioned her? Was it really some kind of rich person's thing to get engaged really young for business like in the movies? I didn’t understand what was going on, and it only left me more confused.I felt sick, absolutely sick, as I looked at the woman standing in front of me. She was perfect from head to toe, like a Victoria’s Secret model. Honestly, she looked like someone who actually matched Maxton’s good looks, so I could see why he chose her.I am not saying I was ugly, I definitely wasn’t but her beauty had something exotic to it that made her stand out even more.“Oh, you play around too much, Mira,” Maxton said, pushing her head slightly. She

TALIA'S POVI saw it, my life flashing before my eyes. Adrenaline froze me in place and I couldn’t move to save myself; I was completely paralyzed. It was terrifying.The car coming at me, the one eager to kill me, was none other than Zeke.“Talia.” A voice called my name from the side. Before I could react or see who it was, someone shoved me off the road. We both fell to the side as the car that would have hit me sped past.“Fuck…” a man groaned, and that sound pulled me out of my shock. I realized I was lying on Maxton.Maxton! He was on the ground with a deep cut on the side of his head, holding his arm in pain. I quickly moved off him and knelt beside him. “Maxton, oh my God, I am so, so sorry. I am really sorry.”I could barely breathe. He had pushed me out of the road and somehow twisted so he took the fall, using his body so I wouldn’t hit the hard floor.“Call an ambulance, somebody!” I yelled to the crowd as tears ran down my cheeks. I was panicking and terrified.“It is not

Talia's PovWhat the hell was I doing here? Standing so close to Maxton that there was barely any space between us, our breaths almost mixing. It was crazy!The plan was simple. I came here to help him with his buttons because he was injured and it was all because of me. I felt the need to do whatever I could to make him comfortable because he had practically saved my life But now, standing right in front of him, opening his shirt with so little space between us, something inside me stirred. Something I couldn’t quite name.Was it a desire? A need? An electric rush running through my whole body. A thirst I had ignored for so long but now, sober and face to face with it, it was almost impossible to control.I could feel my heart racing as I undid his buttons, sweat forming on my forehead with every small touch between us. Just when I thought I might faint from the heavy atmosphere, I undid the last button and slid the shirt off his shoulders. I looked at his body, damn, it was nothing

TALIA'S POV“What?” I blurted out before I could stop myself. I took a deep breath, my eyes moving between Mira and Maxton. “You are really going to stay here?”“Yes,” she replied in an excited tone, holding Maxton’s good hand gently. “Maxton knows me well enough to know I am always overly worried. I am sure you are doing a great job taking care of him, Talia. I know you are capable, but this is just my worried side showing. I will only be here for a week, that’s all.”I didn’t know what to say. I looked at Maxton, who gave me a small shrug. I forced a small smile and nodded. “Feel free to stay as long as you want.”“Thank you!” she said happily “see Maxton, I told you she will be cool with it. You were just worrying for nothing,” Mira said to Maxton who nodded with a small smile before she dug back into the food and urged me to eat too.I took a bite, and wow, the food tasted amazing.“Do you like the food?” she asked.I nodded and gave a small smile. She smiled back.“As a chef, not

TALIA'S POV“I asked you a question, Talia. What happened to your arms?” he asked again, raising his brow and waiting patiently for an answer.At that moment, I couldn’t decide whether to tell him the truth or not. Should I tell him that his obsessed, psycho friend caused this bruise? But knowing women like Mira, they always find a way to twist situations and lie, and I didn’t want to end up looking like a fool.Besides, Maxton had known her longer than he’s known me, so it was obvious who he would believe. “It’s nothing,” I replied. “Just a little bruise from yesterday’s accident. I also got a bit hurt, but nothing as serious as you. I woke up this morning to it looking all red and nasty.”Maxton raised his brows as if he didn’t believe my carefully made up lie. There was a certain look he always had when he didn’t believe something, and now I recognized it all too well.“And you didn’t bother to get that checked at the hospital yesterday?” He questioned. The look on his face showed