STAY WITH ME (SEATTLE SAILORS #1) BY SHAE RUBY EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: SHAE RUBY
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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There’s nothing like the adrenaline rush I get right before a game.
My heart thumps rapidly in my chest, and my hands sweat slightly
from thinking about the crowd’s noise—the one I can efficiently
drown out as soon as I step onto the ice—and the fuzzy feeling in my head.
It happens every single time, and even after twenty years of playing this
game, it never gets old. The ice is my happy place, and playing with the
team that became my family? I could never replace it.
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I lace up my skates quickly, my hands taking over with muscle memory,
and glance around at the boys putting on their base layers, chest protectors,
and hockey pants. The hustle and bustle should give me a headache, but I
find it strangely comforting. They’re all talking but me. It’s not that I’m a
loner, I just have a little ritual that I don’t break before every game. Going
over plays from previous games, centering myself as much as possible.
Focusing. Today’s game is against Vancouver, a team that has left us in the
dust before, and I refuse to let it happen in a home game.
The locker room goes suddenly quiet, and our captain, Noah, takes
center stage. “Alright, boys,” he begins his pre-game speech, “I could give
you all an inspirational speech or whatever the fuck.” The guys snicker and
smirk around the room. “Only I won’t, because the only thing I want to say
is that no one beats us at home. I expect excellence tonight, and I know it
will be delivered. Now let’s beat their asses!”
We all chant our agreement, “Sailors!” Hoping the crowd hears it, even
though we know they won’t.
Once we break apart, we single-file to the ice, and as soon as my skates
touch the slippery surface, I can breathe again. I never noticed before how
my shoulders are always tense, my neck stiff…until I come to the rink. As
soon as I glide across the space and drop into a stretching position, I feel
myself relax.
The lights of the arena bounce off the ice, painting it red and blue, and I
breathe in deeply, exhaling slowly, drowning out the noise of the crowd. I
stretch my groin, then my legs, then finally jump up and grab my stick.
As I make my way closer to our net, Jeremy skates up to me. “Wanna
pass?” he asks me, his brown eyes crinkling. He sweeps his eyes over my
face briefly, his strong nose wrinkling as he waits for my answer, and I nod.
“Let’s do it.”
Jeremy is a defenseman like me, my pair, and we spend a lot of time
together during practice to perfect our plays. We’re on the first line, along
with Matthew, Noah, and Alex—who are loners despite getting along with
everyone—and Oliver is our goalie.
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