All Chapters of The Game He Started : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

COLE As soon as the door shut behind Xander, I turned towards the sofa where Elena was hiding and sat down. If my brother and Elena had broken up, why had he asked her to wait in my room last night? And why was she hiding from him as though she'd done something terrible? “You can come out now. He's gone,” I called, settling onto the sofa. She cautiously lifted her head, but the embarrassment I'd seen earlier had been replaced by something else. She looked like she was struggling to hold herself together. Could she still be in love with Xander? “Are you still in love with my brother?” I asked. She straightened, clutching her shoes. “What do you mean by that?” I stretched my legs out, watching her face. “He's getting married in a few days. Whatever you two have going on, it's probably time to let it go.” A bitter look crossed her face before confusion took over. “I don't believe we're talking about the same Xander,” she said slowly. “We were still together yesterday, and he a

ELENA“Elena, stop sulking. He isn't worth all these tears,” Sophie said, handing me a cup of hot tea.I took it from her and stared into it as though it were more interesting than anything she had to say.“Come on, Elena. You knew something was wrong all along. You saw the signs, but you chose to ignore them and make excuses for him instead.”“That's because I loved him, Sophie.” I stirred the tea slowly, trying to keep my voice steady. “Five years of commitment, promises, and memories. You can't expect me to throw all that away because of a few bad days.”“A few bad days?” She raised an eyebrow. “Girl, that man is getting married to someone else!”I flinched, and she immediately softened.“I'm sorry, but it's his loss. There are still plenty of men out there who would love to treat you the way you deserve.”My mind unconsciously drifted to Cole, and heat crept into my cheeks as memories of the previous night flashed through my head. But the thought quickly faded when I remembered hi

ELENAMaybe Xander was right in the garden. Maybe I really didn't have to do this. I barely knew Cole well enough to consider spending the rest of my life with him, and perhaps this was my last chance to call off the wedding before it was too late.I sat quietly on my bed, turning the decision over in my mind. My father's company would suffer a great loss if I pulled out now, especially with the wedding preparations already underway, and I couldn't bear the thought of becoming the reason everything he had worked for fell apart.I picked up my phone, which Xander had returned that morning, and stared at it for a while. Sophie was the only person I could talk to about everything weighing on my mind, but I could already predict her response. She would tell me to go ahead with the wedding and give Cole a chance.I dropped the phone and slipped beneath my duvet, hoping sleep would quiet my thoughts, but my eyes refused to close.Perhaps I should talk to Cole first. At least then I could he

COLEAfter playing my part at the wedding, it was finally time to go home.The car remained quiet throughout the drive, and I stole a few glances at Elena, who seemed lost in her own thoughts. I wanted to ask her if she really saw me as her second option, if she truly believed she was settling for me because my brother had chosen someone else.But my ego wouldn't let me ask.I wasn't about to give her the satisfaction of knowing how much that message had gotten under my skin.When we arrived, I stepped inside, and she followed close behind me.“Wow.”Her quiet exclamation made me turn towards her. I glanced around my living room, wondering what could possibly have impressed her. My house wasn't even half as grand as my father's mansion.“What?” I asked.She barely spared me a glance as she continued looking around. “You're one neat freak, huh?”“And you're what? The dirty one?”She pouted. “I'm not dirty. I just don't like cleaning.”I scoffed. “Well, that brings me to rule number one

ELENA“Elena, come out already!” Sophie called impatiently from the bedroom.I sat frozen in the bathroom, staring at the pregnancy strip in my hand.Two lines?What did that mean?I quickly grabbed the package and reread the instructions, my eyes stopping at two words.Positive. Pregnant.“Oh my God,” I whispered.It’s just two weeks of marriage and I had been feeling sick for days. When I told Sophie about my symptoms, she insisted I take a pregnancy test. I had doubted it would be positive, especially since Cole and I hadn't been intimate again since our wedding night, but here I was, staring at a result that had just turned my entire world upside down.I was going to be a mother.A tiny life was growing inside me, a part of me and Cole, and yet I couldn't bring myself to smile.Would he be happy about it? Would he even want the baby?My fingers tightened around the strip as I lowered my head, fighting the tears gathering in my eyes.“Elena, if you don't come out now, I'll break th