Chapter 35 The Toast
POV: Riley
I walked back into the ballroom with tears still wet on my cheeks, trying to compose myself.
"Riley! There you are!" My mother grabbed my arm and pulled me toward the platform. "Come, come. We're about to do the toast."
"Mom, I don't want to be up there."
"Nonsense. You're my daughter...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 He is Kai Rossi?
2. Chapter 2 Wait. What?
3. Chapter 3 Wow. That's romantic
4. Chapter 4 The Deal
5. Chapter 5 The Announcement
6. Chapter 6 The Rules
7. Chapter 7 The Ex's Revenge
8. Chapter 8 Trust Issues
9. Chapter 9 Mother's Call
10. Chapter 10 Hockey Practice
11. Chapter 11 The Hockey Game
12. Chapter 12 Father and Son
13. Chapter 13 The First Real Date
14. Chapter 14 Close Call
15. Chapter 15 Complications
16. Chapter 16 Marcus's Warning
17. Chapter 17 Sarah's Manipulation
18. Chapter 18 Seeds of Doubt
19. Chapter 19 Formal Preparations
20. Chapter 20 Coffee with Mother
21. Chapter 21 The Realization
22. Chapter 22 The Confrontation
23. Chapter 23 The Truth Comes Out
24. Chapter 24 Broken
25. Chapter 25 The Hockey Falls Apart
26. Chapter 26 Riley's Escape Plan
27. Chapter 27 Father's Wisdom
28. Chapter 28 The Tournament Pressure
29. Chapter 29 Father and Son, Round Two
30. Chapter 30 Back to my Dorm
31. Chapter 31 The Engagement Party Looms
32. Chapter 32 Game Day Disaster
33. Chapter 33 The Party Begins
34. Chapter 34 Confrontation at the Party
35. Chapter 35 The Toast
36. Chapter 36 The Dance
37. Chapter 37 Jax Returns
38. Chapter 38 The Breaking Point
39. Chapter 39 Riley's Research
40. Chapter 40 The Tournament Arrives
41. Chapter 41 Why Riley Came
42. Chapter 42 The Almost-Conversation
43. Chapter 43 The Big Game
44. Chapter 44 The Grand Gesture
45. Chapter 45 The Public Declaration
46. Chapter 46 The Kiss on the Ice
47. Chapter 47 The Consequences
48. Chapter 48 The Aftermath
49. Chapter 49 The Team's Reaction
50. Chapter 50 Going Public
51. Chapter 51 Sarah's Confession
52. Chapter 52 Jax's Obsession
53. Chapter 53 The Scout Meetings
54. Chapter 54 The Journal Exposed
55. Chapter 55 The Confrontation with Jax
56. Chapter 56 Picking Up the Pieces
57. Chapter 57 The Threat
58. Chapter 58 Not Reachable
59. Chapter 59 At the Cafe
60. Chapter 60 Still at the Cafè
61. Chapter 61 The Search
62. Chapter 62 At the Dorm
63. Chapter 63 Protecting My Daughter
64. Chapter 64 I won’t break.
65. Chapter 65 Love Or My Future
66. Chapter 66 Why Did It Have To Be Her?
67. Chapter 67 Breaking Point
68. Chapter 68 Overwhelmed
69. Chapter 69 The Call
70. Chapter 70 The Accident
71. Chapter 71 Please Don’t Die
72. Chapter 72 The Decision
73. Chapter 73 Met Her First Ex Husband
74. Chapter 74 She Called My Name
75. Chapter 75 Where’s Riley?
76. Chapter 76 Another Chance
77. Chapter 77 Waiting Outside
78. Chapter 78 The People who stayed
79. Chapter 79 A New Beginning
80. Chapter 80 Back Like I Never Left
81. Chapter 81 The New Girl
82. Chapter 82 The Meeting At 7PM
83. Chapter 83 The Truth I Couldn’t Hold
84. Chapter 84 A Night Before New York
85. Chapter 85 The Weight Of Yesterday
86. Chapter 86 What The Night Revealed
87. Chapter 87 The Battle Before the Battle
88. Chapter 88 Best Birthday Ever
89. Chapter 89 After the Party
90. Chapter 90 New Grounds
91. Chapter 91 The Girl at the Car Park
92. Chapter 92 Oxford Doesn't Forget
93. Chapter 93 Study War
94. Chapter 94 She Needs To Know
95. Chapter 95 The Video
96. Chapter 96 The Video Explodes
97. Chapter 97 What She Came For
98. Chapter 98 The Name in the Thread
99. Chapter 99 Chelsea
100. Chapter 100 One Hundred
101. Chapter 101 What the Caller Said
102. Chapter 102 The Intra-Competition
103. Chapter 103 The Complaint
104. Chapter 104 The Name
105. Chapter 105 Jess Finds Out
106. Chapter 106 The Professor
107. Chapter 107 Call Her
108. Chapter 108 What Victoria Knows
109. Chapter 109 The Folder
110. Chapter 110 The Forty-Eight Hours End
111. Chapter 111 The Girl on the Phone
112. Chapter 112 Holt Makes a Move
113. Chapter 113 The Note
114. Chapter 114 Victoria
115. Chapter 115 What Riley's Father Never Said
116. Chapter 116 Job
117. Chapter 117 The Party
118. Chapter 118 The Balcony
119. Chapter 119 The Morning After
120. Chapter 120 The Threat Arrives
121. Chapter 121 She Already Knew
122. Chapter 122 The Conversation
123. Chapter 123 Enter Zane
124. Chapter 124 New Face on Campus
125. Chapter 125 Kai Notices
126. Chapter 126 Who Is Ethan Cole?
127. Chapter 127 The Competition Result
128. Chapter 128 What Almost Broke
129. Chapter 129 Agatha and Ethan
130. Chapter 130 The Legal Notice
131. Chapter 131 Jess Goes In
132. Chapter 132 What the Document Said
133. Chapter 133 Kai's Showcase
134. Chapter 134 Four Weeks
135. Chapter 135 Ethan and Agatha
136. Chapter 136 Zane's Evidence
137. Chapter 137 The Video Resurfaces
138. Chapter 138 Counter
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