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ak, but what happened at the apartment t

his whole body went rigid. He looked at his phone, his face turning as white as ice. And the exac

three heavy-duty deadbolts into place in a matter of seconds. From the other side of the wood, I cau

efore clutching that mysterious black burner

Right now," he'd growled, refusing t

here w

g Office smelled like damp winte

ve minutes. Well, I was sitting. Drake was pacing the small room like a caged panther,

, stared, and did a double-take at the sight of the Varsity

ean, system mi

he poor middle-aged woman behind the desk visibly sweat. He leaned his han

le-booked Apartment 4B during the winter term transition. It's an administrative glitch. But because it

raight into my stomach. "Wait. What doe

lly doesn't happen until spring graduation in three months-the university cannot reassign either of

flatly. "Absolu

nally found her bureaucratic courage. "You'll both receive a twenty percent discount on your monthly

his icy blue eyes locking onto me with an intensity that made my breath hitch. "You exp

and forfeit your deposit, yes," she replied, already loo

find a new apartment in Toronto's brutal housing market on twenty-four hours' notice. Besides, a

with enough force to make the heavy leather snap. He didn't even look at me. He

oudly against the tiled hallway floor. "Morvane! Stop w

e-first into his back again. He turned around, his jaw clenched ti

im. "Ninety days. That's how long we're stuck together. But let me make one thing perfectly clear to you right now:

p in my throat. If he wanted to play the grumpy, untouchable captain to pus

dn't come to Toronto looking for a giant, moody hockey player to babysit anyway. We divide

ne at the arena, no one on my team, and no one on this damn campus finds out about this. If the media or the coaches think I

lized this arrangement was a lot heavier tha

ea

lit second, he looked almost regretful, or worried about what had just gone down. But just