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ns of the club, a notorious off-ice sanc

bs. I navigated the dark, smoke-filled corridors, fo

ss handle and sho

nside cut o

ere was no terrified clinic

he starting lineup of Darrel's hockey team. Darrel sat in the center o

t his side, looking pale

ng with the rest of Darrel's inner circle, sat around th

locked. It

how an ounce of fear. "Who sent the text?" I d

owardly little clinic contact was almost too easy," he mocked, waving his heavily tatto

ng the photo my lawyer had

ating a miscarriage? Spreading rumors

himpered softly. "Don't be too hard on her... She's still Aurora. The cap

ter-in-law" made my s

ver me, his massive defensema

ze to her," Darrel commanded.

. "I will never apo

upted in an

into the room carrying a silver tray w

Vance subtly stuck his expen

He let out a yell,

f scalding hot coffee flew through the

ed, throwing

ard to shield Jayme. To get to her, he threw his arms

hove

ete's panic was massive. My feet

ning me around, and I crashed hard into t

crack echoed

gh the sleeve of my trench coat. A blinding, w

splashing harmlessly onto the rug. Jay

ed onto t

ng through the tan fabric of my coat and d

went de

blood pooling around me on the floor