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“I don’t want everyone to see,” she murmured, gesturing to the crowd. “The fans will go crazy.”
Okay. I fucking hated that. And I would deal with that soon.
But right then, I needed to get back out on the ice; we were down by one.
“Get used to everyone knowing you’re mine,” I growled, squeezing her chin gently before I hopped back into the box.
The crowd immediately went insane.
“Daniels, you good?” Coach yelled, gesturing for me to get out there before I even answered.
I skated out onto the ice, ignoring the biting pain in my ribs, my gaze automatically lifting to where my father had been sitting.
Of course, he was gone.
CHAPTER 27
LINCOLN
Father: I wish it had been you.
It took me a second to realize why my father had thrown me that gem this morning.
And when it did, it was like I was dying.
It was the anniversary of Tyler’s death today.
And for the first time since his death…I’d forgotten.
I’d forgotten the one day of the year that was supposed to be dedicated to him. And it was like I'd failed him all over again.
I could feel my carefully put together facade cracking. The weight of his death…the guilt, the fact that I was fucking daring to be so happy…
The walls were closing in on me. I couldn’t breathe.
Because of me, he’d never have the chance to meet his soulmate. He’d never smile. He’d never laugh. He’d never have another fucking day.
Because of me.
Without another thought, I walked to the cabinet and pulled out a handle of vodka.
It was better than killing myself.
* * *
Monroe
I frowned at my phone. It wasn’t like Lincoln not to text me almost every second of the day when we were separated.
I was just as bad, but after the three texts I’d sent had gone unanswered, I’d stopped texting, and instead started worrying.
Was this it? Had he decided he was done with me?
It was a crazy, unreasonable thought, but it was my worry all day.
“You think you were ever more than a good fuck, Roxanne?”
The man’s cruel words echoed around our small apartment. I watched from a crack in the door, my mother on her knees in front of him, her body shaking with sobs. He gave her one more disgusted look before he left.
