THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL

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of the walls, pretending to watch everyone dance while my eyes followed only one person. Maddox was still laughing with his teammates, completely unaware that I was staring at him

round the food and drinks. Every few seconds another girl walked up to Maddox, hoping to steal a few minutes of his attention. He smiled politely at all of them, bu

his," I whisp

you c

y eyes for

muttered. "

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he table where they h

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cup stood beside

allo

few mor

arefully twisted the cap loose without taking it all the way off.

st t

ly came out of my purse, then som

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perfume. "If you fail to do this, tomorrow morning every person in this colleg

drained fr

would

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red outside

hem was

e walking away from everyone else to

the phone. "I'll be

one of the lights n

grabbed

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go of

watch

ppeared back

complete

s felt

h had g

rd Maddox again. He had finished his phone call and slipped his phone into his pocket. For a moment, h

as my

my onl

g step after another. Every heartbeat sounded louder than the mu

ad before I coul

lmost immediately, and one corner of

for me?"