Faking It With The Hockey Playboy

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his voice cold and hard. "She

trance. His eyes moved from me to Derek,

over," Ryan

d on my lower back in a gesture that was both protective and possessive. "And let

to a dangerous tone t

will not be so kind. I do not care that you are her stepbrother. I do not care that you think you have some r

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, and I will break every bone in your body. I do not make empty t

air was so thick I c

to Ryan. She touched his arm gently. "Baby, let

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ade my heart ache. He looked betrayed, confused, and lost. L

pty. "You want to be with him? Be with him. But d

slumped, his head was down, and he looked nothing like t

heels clicking on the floor. "Ry

the corner, and just li

sperse, whispering among themselves about what they had just witnes

still on my back

softly. "Let us ge

uide me away from the stairs and through the hallways.

ryone still in their first classes. Derek led me to the back corner w

o one of the chairs and then

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was too angry. Too co

on his knees. "Lila, talk to me. A

silent, letting

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you?" I suddenly expl

d in surprise

"What is wrong with you, Derek? Why did yo

d. "I was protecting yo

not ask you to come swooping in like some kind of hero! An

e was yelling at you. You were crying. What was

ou were supposed to do! This was between m

Derek said firmly. "It has

Derek! We are pretending, remember? You are blackmailing me into this stup

ung in the a

that looked almost like hurt. But it disappear

k to Ryan like that. To threaten him. To make things worse between us. He is