All Chapters of A DEAL WITH MY HOCKEY PLAYBOY: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Chapter 11Hephizbah's POV"We just started dating a few days ago, and she's yet to be comfortable kissing me in public. She hasn't kissed anyone in her entire life," Zed said sharply while I remained calm."There's no way we can do that here or compete with those who have been in a relationship for a month," I replied, then backed off from the challenge."It's okay, Hephzibah. There's no need for you two to explain all that," Kate laughed. Newton glanced at her, who looked confused."It must be weird for you to share that intimacy with your boyfriend while your brother watches," she chuckled, and everyone turned their gaze toward Newton."Please, I’m her step-brother. I don't care who she meddles around with or sleeps with—she's not my blood sister," Newton said, his voice mean and sharp.His words hit deep into my chest. It was clear he had never seen me as a little sister—just a step-sister. I took a deep breath, sipped my drink, and tried not to let those words pierced into my sk

Chapter 13Hephizbah’s POV"No! Let me go, you're bleeding and hurting yourself!" I tried to remove my hands from her neck, but she held them tightly as her blood soaked my hands."You're bleeding," I said bitterly, but she screamed again."Newton!" she called the moment the door swung open."What just happened here?" he rushed toward us, his eyes widened at the blood spilled all over the floor."Oh, Jesus," he screamed, held her neck to stop the bleeding."You're losing too much blood." He quickly jerked her feet to the other side of the living room."I... was just trying to make peace with Hephizbah for all the trouble I caused her lately, but then she was like..." she stammered, her voice breaking."'I can never forgive you in this life as long as I'm living,'" she lied, twisting the truth with her serpent tongue. I wasn’t shocked at all anymore by her lies."She broke the glass water into shreds and stabbed my neck with the pieces," she wept bitterly while the servant in the house

Zed’s POVShe stood, her eyes unreadable. Still caught between disbelief. I waved a hand in front of her face.“Hello?”She blinked. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have judged you like that… about your job. I thought you were—” She paused, shook her head, and turned away to reposition the flower vase. I took a breath, her silence felt heavier in my chest. “When I said I was a worker here, I meant this shop.” I explained.“It’s my mother’s. My grandparents left it to her after my dad walked out and never came back.” Those words were heavier than I thought, swallowed hard, refusing to let the emotion weigh me down “She hasn’t been herself since. This shop is the only thing that keeps her tied to him.” I continued. “She can’t work anywhere else… health problems.”I paced around, wiped the dust on the counter. “So, yeah, I’ve been supporting myself all these years. We have workers, but they don’t come on Saturdays. I stay here till evening, then head to my night shift.”Her eyes were fixed on