Pucks & Deceit (THE CRESTWOOD ELITE HOCKEY ACADEMY #5) by Heather C. Myers, FRANKIE CARDONA EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Heather C. Myers
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RIKA
“You shouldn’t be here.”
My brother stood in my doorway with his arms crossed over his
broad chest, glowering at me. My heart thudded against my chest
with disappointment.
“Levi,” Minka, Levi’s girlfriend, interjected. “She earned her place here.
She graduated high school early, her grades are stellar, and she has a
scholarship. I don’t understand the problem.”
Levi’s gaze didn’t flinch as I began to open a brown box and started
unpacking it. “She’s too young,” he stated firmly.
“I’m eighteen,” I snapped back, frustration coloring my tone.
“Only just,” he retorted.
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“I had to get out of that house,” I said, my voice softer. “I’m sure you, of
all people, would understand that.”
Levi’s jaw tightened, but he remained silent.
“Plus,” Minka chimed in, trying to lighten the mood, “Brooke pulled a
few strings while her father still worked here and got her the dorm room
next to mine. She’ll be close. It’s not a big deal.”
“I don’t like it,” Levi stated, unmoving.
“You don’t like a lot of things,” I retorted, unable to hide my irritation.
There was a pause where Levi seemed to be considering his next words
carefully. Finally, he sighed. “Just… be careful, Rika,” he said, his voice
softer now, almost a whisper. It was the closest thing to a concession I was
going to get from him.
I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat. Despite Levi’s concerns, I
was here on my own merit, ready to take on whatever Crestwood offered.
Turning back to my unpacking, I felt a new resolve settle over me. This
was more than just a new chapter; it was my chance to prove myself, to
make my own way. And as I placed each familiar item in its new home, I
couldn’t help but feel that, despite the challenges ahead, I had made the
right decision. This was where I was meant to be, and I was ready to face
whatever came next.
We worked in silence, the tension from earlier conversations lingering
in the air like a dense fog as we moved boxes into the dorm room. Levi and
Minka each carried a load, their presence both a comfort and a reminder of
the complex web of relationships and expectations that I was trying to
navigate. With every step taken down the hallway, the weight of the boxes
in my arms felt less like a physical burden and more like a symbolic gesture
of moving forward, leaving behind the familiar for the unknown. I glanced
at Levi, noticing the way his jaw set firmly, a silent testament to his
unresolved feelings about me being here.
Inside, the room was a blank canvas, waiting to be filled with the pieces
of my new life. We set the boxes down, creating a cluttered mess that
somehow felt promising. The emptiness of the room echoed with the
potential of what it could become—a space of my making, a refuge from
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