All Chapters of Fake dating my best friend's hockey rival : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter 1OctaviaMy legs were finished. Not tired. Finished. I was literally fighting for my fucking life as I dragged myself to my best friend's apartment after a brutal twelve-hour shift at the cafeteria. My thighs burned, my knees threatened to give out, and every step felt like a personal attack.All I wanted was a bath, food, and a bed. Not necessarily in that order.Finally! By God's grace, I reached for the door, only for a familiar voice to assault my ears and shatter the little peace I had left.“Oh! Fuck me, Cole! You know exactly how I like it!” The familiar, sultry voice moaned, echoing through the hallway. For a second, I genuinely thought it was a deliberate attempt to piss me off.I drew in a deep, shaky breath, letting it out slowly as though I could exhale the heaviness sitting on my chest.I know what you're probably thinking. A cheating boyfriend and a backstabbing best friend? The good old betrayal cliché, right?No! These ones are my best friends.Cole Lannister

Chapter 3HakeemHonestly, I didn't give a damn who rented my old apartment. I just wanted someone to take it off my hands. So, when Drake mentioned that he came across someone looking for a place, I waved him off and told him to handle it.I barely paid attention until he mentioned her name. ‘Octavia Whitman’.For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. My heart hammered against my ribs. Was this the same Octavia Whitman whose every routine I knew by heart? Where she worked, the classes she attended, and even the feelings she stupidly tried to hide for my idiot cousin?Don't get me wrong, I wasn't some pervert who stalked people. Octavia was simply someone I'd loved from afar. Ever since we were eight, I'd watched her stick to Cole at our family dinners like glue while barely sparing me a glance.She had gotten under my skin so badly that every woman I'd been interested in shared some of her features: red hair, curvy hips, and plump lips. It was fucking insane. I'd even convinced women I'