Darling Dmitri: Boys on the Hill by Rose Croft

Author:Rose Croft [Croft, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2022-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

I made it to practice with seconds to spare because when we went back to my apartment to get my gym bag, Dmitri took it upon himself to make certain I knew how to use the alarm. As if my roommates and I didn’t get a tutorial the day it was installed. As if the only perpetrator who had broken into my apartment wasn’t the one standing beside me and now knew the code. He also had a chance to study the locks.

He pulled his gunmetal gray Porsche 718 Cayman up to the curb by the back entrance of the stadium. Usually, our last practice before game time included us walking the field where we would perform, practicing our entrance, and doing a run-through of our cheers. I saw some of my teammates heading through the tunnel, and Julie happened to be one of them who glanced our way, not bothering to hide her contempt as she saw me step out of the car before she flipped her hair and kept walking with the others. “Looks like one of your admirers is pissed off,” I said, gripping the strap of my bag tight against my shoulder.

“Looks like someone is jealous again.”

The humor laced in his voice grated on my nerves, and I glanced around in an overblown way. “Who? Because the only one standing here is me.” Something in me made me say the next words, and I could only blame it on being the devil. The philosophical one, not the real life one sitting behind the wheel. I dropped to a knee back in the passenger seat and leaned in as I smiled. “And you know, I’m only showing concern for my darling brother because any other thought would be sinful.”

I started to back out, questioning my choice of words, aware we were out in public. Not that everyone knew who we were, but Julian and Carly knew we were essentially stepsiblings, and Dmitri’s friends obviously knew. It was risky to play these games when we were sitting outside for anyone to see. Too risky. However, he caught my arm, holding me close. “Call me darling again, and I’ll take it as an invitation to send us both to hell.”

I exhaled unsteadily. His devious lips rose in triumph, but he eventually released his hold, and I clumsily backpedaled out of the car.

He gazed at me unfazed as his hand curled around the gearshift. “I’ll see you on the field. Wait for me after practice, and I’ll take you home.”

I shut the door and strode off toward the entrance, wondering how he could act as though nothing bothered him while I was a bundle of nerves, hoping I could regain my focus because I knew he’d be on the field, front and center, doing team walkthroughs, and going over plays for the game.

As I entered the changing room, I went straight to my locker and plopped down on the bench to change, trying to calm my pulse that felt like it was bouncing in my throat.

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