THE CAPTAIN'S FAKE GIRLFRIEND
For the first time since I had met him, the untouchable, arrogant captain of the Westbridge hockey team looked completely out of his depth.
Over by the window, Ethan sat hunched in a desk chair, the blue glare of his laptop illuminating his unnaturally grim expression. He hadn't said a single word since pulling up the unmasked wire transfer records five minutes ago.
Victoria. Five thousand dollars, routed directly into my checking account from her family's corporate holding firm. None of it made sense. None of it fit into the narrative we had spent weeks building.
“I didn't take her money,” I whispered into the quiet room, my voice trembling despite my best efforts to hold it steady.