Pulling the Goalie: An Opposites Attract College Hockey Romance (Cedar Rapids Raccoons Book 2) by Lasairiona McMaster

Author:Lasairiona McMaster [McMaster, Lasairiona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Drama Llama Publishing
Published: 2023-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Ares

Mierda. He sounds pretty mad.

I’m a few feet away from Eloise’s front door, box of hot chocolate from Bitches Brew in my hand. I left it in the car by accident and wanted to give it to her before I left. I wanted to tell her the packets of hot chocolate she’s been finding are from me.

She hasn’t mentioned them, and neither have I, but I want her to know she doesn’t have a secret admirer, at least not anymore.

Except, her dad’s yelling at her pretty loudly right now. Right there behind the front door. I shouldn’t listen. I should drop the box and high-tail it out of there. But I can’t unstick my feet from the front path. I want to break down the door, throw my arms around her, and protect her from the words he’s saying.

“He’s a criminal, Eloise! The only reason he’s not behind bars is because of who he is. Actually, not even who he is, who his father is. His billionaire dad is keeping him from spending the rest of his days in prison. Is that who you want to be with?”

The rest of my days is a stretch. I’m not a fucking murderer or anything. I’ve never done anything to warrant a life sentence in the big house. But that’s beside the point.

I don’t hear a reply from Eloise. I’m not sure if it’s because she doesn’t say anything, or because he doesn’t let her. His booming voice is intimidating, scary even, and my girl is probably trembling inside, and that kills me.

She’s not completely mine, not yet anyway. She doesn’t trust me, and that’s okay; trust is earned not given. But right now, she’s mine, and I want to protect her from everything that might hurt her, even her father.

As much as I want to rip his arms off his body and use them to beat the rest of him to death, I can’t because at least in part, he’s right. His voice is pained, full of worry and fear. He’s trying to protect his daughter—he’s afraid of losing her like he lost his wife. But he’s out of line speaking to her like this. He needs to dial it back.

“He does whatever the hell he wants, Ellie. He doesn’t give a shit about you, and he’ll drop you when the next pretty girl comes along.”

That one stings. Because that’s one hundred percent untrue. I’m falling for her. It’s fast and it’s wild, like everything else in my life, and ironically the exact opposite of damn near everything she is, but it’s true. I’m developing feelings for her and that’s never happened to me before. It’s new, it’s scary, but it’s real.

He’s poking at her insecurities now, and my fist balls at my side. He knows she’s self-conscious about her face, her trauma, he can’t not know, and he’s using that against her. Even if he didn’t know, using another “pretty” woman against someone doesn’t fly with me.

Society has conditioned women

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