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“Fine, but you’ll be working, Aliyah. I don’t want King making a fool of himself.”
“I actually think he’s okay, Dad. I don’t think he’s going to do anything stupid. He wants this to work just as much as you do,” I say.
“Maybe, but he fucked up.”
“Do you know why he fought his old coach?” I ask.
“No, do you?” Dad fires back at me.
I consider telling him the truth. Maybe if he knew, he’d think differently of Liam. But I quickly decide against it. If I tell him, I’ll be betraying Liam’s trust, and that’s something I don’t want to do. Instead, I shake my head, stand from my chair, and walk around my father’s desk. I lean down and kiss his forehead. “Love you, Daddy,” I say.
“You too, Lia.” He nods, his sign that this conversation is over for now. I’m just about at his door when he stops me again. “What was Jonah doing at your apartment this morning?”
“How’d you know he was there?” I ask.
“I know everyone who comes and goes from your apartment, Aliyah. Do you honestly think I’m not continuously watching over you?” he says and, again, I feel the color drain from my face. He knows. He has to know.
“I don’t know why he was there. He mentioned something about being in town to help a friend.” I shrug.
“Which friend?”
“He didn’t say.” I walk out before Dad can ask me about any other guests visiting my place. That’s not how my father works, though. He wasn’t really asking me about Jonah. It’s clear he knows everything my siblings and I do. No, he wastelling mehe knows Liam was at my apartment last night without ever having to say the words.
Shit. How do I arrange for someone to go into witness protection?
ChapterTwenty-Six
It’s the team’s first away game. Aliyah is sitting at the front of the plane, next to her brother and father. I want nothing more than to drag her back here and sit her next to me. I want to talk to her. I want to touch her. She’s scared that her dad knows about us, while the fact that she’s slowly admitting that there is anusis a win in my book.
Over the last week, she’s spent every night at my place, in my bed. We’ve been fucking like rabbits and it’s not enough for me. I need her all the damn time. I know she’s still holding back. She’s not convinced that we’re a lasting thing. Or at least she doesn’t want to believe it.
I also know she’s been hurt by someone. I’m not sure who, because whenever I ask her about it, she either shuts down and refuses to talk or she distracts me by putting my cock into her mouth. She hasn’t had any more nightmares, though. I’ve even tried to stay awake to listen to her talk in her sleep, like she says she does. But nothing. She sleeps peacefully all night, in my arms. I fucking hate that she’s insisting on keeping us secret, but then again, sneaking around is fucking fun. Especially when I pulled her into the cleaning closet at the stadium yesterday.
I smile at the memory.
When she stands up and walks to the back of the plane, towards the galley, I follow her. I glance behind me and see that everyone is going about their business, either sleeping or buried in their devices. I step up behind her, my arm stretching around her waist.
“I miss you,” I tell her, and Aliyah shoves an elbow into my ribs. I don’t move though. “Is that all you got?” I chuckle.
“Do you have a death wish? Is that what this is? The thrill of living a little dangerously?” she hisses.
“No, I have ayouwish. I want you, Aliyah. I need you,” I say, nibbling on the side of her neck.
“Oh my god, stop.” She steps to the side. “We can’t do this here.”
“But you want to,” I tell her.
“That’s not the point. I want you to stay alive more.”
“Will you come to my room tonight?” I ask her.
“Will you be alone?” she counters.
“What kind of question is that?” I’m taken aback, physically stumble at the accusation.
“I don’t know. It’s an away game. You’re in a town where you can take a puck bunny back to your hotel room and never have to see her again when you leave in the morning.”
She can’t be fucking serious. I shake my head. “That’s fucked up. The fact that you can stand here and even think that isfucked up. Tell me, Aliyah, do you want me to go out and fuck some random chick?”
