All Chapters of Playing Pretend With The Mafia Hockey Star : Chapter 51 - Chapter 58

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051: A BLOODY RAT

KIERAN POV My hands were covered in Pavel’s blood… The dark, metallic smell of it mixed with the expensive fragrance of my penthouse living room. I stood near the hallway, my chest heaving, staring down at the man who i had trusted for years. Pavel was lying dead on the floor. His eyes were wide, staring blankly up at the ceiling. My head was pounding. My knuckles were split open from beating his face into the floor until he stopped breathing. It didn't make any sense. Pavel wasn't just a hired nobody. His father had served my family for twenty years. He was born into the Volkov circle. Twenty minutes ago, my phone had buzzed on the nightstand. It was Dominic calling about a sudden dispute over a shipping territory on the docks, a routine mafia issue that needed my sign off before morning. I had quietly slipped out of bed, careful not to wake Yara. She was sleeping so deeply and peacefully. I had walked into the living room to grab my jacket. That was when the private

052: ANOTHER BLOODY RAT

YARA POV"Tessa?" I repeated, the name tasting like ash on my tongue. "No. No, Alaric, check it again. That’s impossible. Tessa is my best friend she doesn't even know how offshore accounts work!"Alaric didn't look up from his screen. His fingers were flying across the keyboard, clicking in the heavy silence of the kitchen."I don't need to check it again, Yara," Alaric said, his voice unusually grave. "The account is registered directly to Tessa personal tax ID. The payout was half a million dollars, wired straight from a private line owned by Victor Donovan."I staggered back a step, My mind spun backward, replaying every single interaction I had with Tessa over the last months. When I was drowning in law school debt, Tessa was the one who shared cheap takeout with me. When I felt overwhelmed by my relationship with Jeriah, Tessa was the sounding board I turned to.“She wouldn’t,” I whispered, though my voice cracked, betraying the creeping terror in my chest. "Why would Dono

053: PAINFUL BETRAYAL

YARA POV The cut of the line dropping echoed through the speakers of Dominic's phone. I stood paralyzed beside the marble kitchen island, my phone gripped so tightly in my hand that my knuckles had gone completely white. Tessa. The name kept repeating in my head like an echo in an empty room. Not an enemy from the mafia. Not Victor Donovan’s men. Not even Adrian Graves. It was Tessa…The girl I called my sister. "Yara." Dominic’s voice broke through the numbness numbing my brain. He was standing near the glass windows, his arms crossed, watching me with an expression that was surprisingly devoid of his usual playfulness. "Sit down before you pass out," Dominic said softly, pulling out one of the stools. "You look like you saw a ghost." "I feel like I'm already looking at one," I whispered, my voice sounding distant even to my own ears. I didn't sit. I couldn't. If I sat down, the gravity of everything would crush me. "She... she took half a million dollars, Dominic. H

054: GOTCHA

YARA POV Ten minutes later, we were in the back of Dominic’s SUV, tearing through the rain drenched streets of SoHo The storm had fully hit the city, rain slammed against the tinted glass, blurring the neon lights, The windshield wipers beat frantically back and forth, barely keeping up with the downpour. I sat in the passenger seat, my hands clasped tightly in my lap, staring out into the dark.. "Kieran's phone just pinged off the highway tower near Queens," Alaric reported. "He's driving fast. He'll be back at the penthouse in less than twelve minutes." "He's going to find the house empty," I murmured, a knot of anxiety twisting in my stomach. I knew how terrifying Kieran could be when he felt like he was losing control of a situation. When he realized I wasn't where he left me, his rage would be absolute. "Let me worry about Kieran," Dominic said flatly, keeping his hands firm on the steering wheel as he made a sharp, aggressive left turn onto Lesley Street. "You just

055: THE VIDEO

YARA POV"What did I say about leaving the house?" he repeated. His voice was low."Kieran..." I breathed, taking a small step forward. My voice sounded small in the quiet room. "Listen to me..."In two big steps, he closed the distance between us.His large hand grabbed my waist firmly. He didn't hurt me, but his grip was very strong, pulling me against his cold, wet leather jacket. He smelled like rain.. He moved his body to stand between me and the hallway, where four armed guards stood in the dark."Dominic," Kieran said, looking slowly at his brother. His voice was full of anger. "Give me one reason not to shoot your knee right now."Dominic didn't flinch. He slowly put his gun back under his coat. "She wouldn't stay still, Kieran. And she was right. Donovan’s team was about to delete her old files forever.""I told you to stay at the house," Kieran growled, holding me tighter as his chest moved up and down against mine. "I gave you an order.""And I ignored it to save y

056: TO SAVE KIERAN

KIERAN POV The drive back to the house was completely silent. Yara sat next to me in the back seat of the big SUV, wrapped in a dry coat. She looked tired, her face was pale, and her eyes were wide as she looked out at the rainy streets. Her small hand was held tightly in mine, her fingers crossed with my bruised knuckles. I did not let go of her hand. Dominic drove the car, while Alaric sat in the front seat with his laptop open "The original files match," Alaric said over the engine sound. "Tessa’s account was opened by a computer at Adrian Graves’s law office two days ago. They cut the video, and changed the speed to make Kieran's shot look like he started it." I squeezed Yara’s hand softly. She looked up at me and let out a tired breath. "You did good," I said quietly so only she could hear. "Are you still mad at me?" she whispered, resting her head on my shoulder. "I was worried about you," I answered directly, leaning down to kiss the top of her wet hair. "The

057: SAVED FROM WATER, SAVED FROM FIRE

YARA POV The hours passed quickly with coffee, file transfers, and legal plans. by early morning, the storm outside Pier 17 had turned into a light drizzle. Inside the bunker, it was very quiet and tense. I sat at the computer table wearing a headset, listening to the static sound of a secure line. "Miss Quinn?" a deep, tired voice said through the headset. It was Judge Harrison an experienced judge known for following court rules strictly. "I am taking this call on a private line because your message reported a serious video fake on the court list. You know that if this is just a trick to waste time, I will punish you in court right away?" "I understand, Your Honor," I said clearly and strongly. "I am submitting a request to cancel the arrest warrant for Kieran Volkov under Rule 16. The media video currently on news channels was stolen from my private storage and changed on purpose by people working for Donovan." I lied "That is a big claim against a famous billion

058: A LITTLE RELIEF AND LOVE

YARA POV I turned in Kieran’s arms..dropping my juice and wrapping my hands around his neck. The heavy weight of the secret in my chest didn't vanish, but looking up at his sharp, handsome face, the fear melted away into pure warmth. "What is going on in that beautiful head of yours?" Kieran asked softly. His thumb traced my jawline, his blue eyes melting into a tender, breathtaking warmth that he only ever showed to me. "I was just thinking about how much I love you," I whispered, rising slightly on my tiptoes to press a gentle kiss to his lips. "And how far we've come." Kieran let out a low, rough breath. His hands moved down to my waist, lifting me easily off my feet and pulling me towards him. "You saved me today, Yara" Kieran murmured, his lips pressing against my forehead, then my cheek, before trailing down to the corner of my mouth. "I spent my whole life thinking I had to fight every battle alone. Then you walked into my world and proved me wrong." "I told you I'd

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