Page 73 of Rule Breaker

Picking up the hotel phone, I called the front desk.

“Hi, I’m in room 435, but there’s been a mistake. We have a double room booked, not a king.”

“Hold, please.”

I paced in place while cheesy music played in my ear.

“Thank you for waiting. This is Jenna speaking. How can I assist you?”

“This is Kayden Melnyk in room 435. Sutton University room block. There’s only one king bed in this room. Our requests are always two doubles.”

“One moment,” she replied. “Oh yes, I see that. But I’m sorry, we have a convention going on and we had to re-work the room scheduling. Some of your teammates are in the same situation.”

“So, that’s it? There’s nothing you can do?”

“I’m sorry, but we’re all booked up.”

“Fuck!” I yelled out just as Maddox entered the room. When he spotted the bed, he dropped his bag. “I mean, sorry, uh, thanks for the info.”

I hung up and shook my head. “Before you go ballistic, I just called the front desk, and there’s nothing they can do. The entire hotel is fully booked.”

Maddox shrugged and slipped off his leather jacket.

“Whatever. I’m too fucking tired to care. I’ll take the right side.”

Then he headed for the bathroom. Huh. As soon as the door closed, I called Dane.

“Hey, did you get stuck in a room with only one bed?” I asked.

“Uh, no. But Axel and Ethan did. So did Jace and Finn. And you?”

“Yes.”

“Shit, bud, I’m sorry.”

“It’s a problem, Dane. But not for the reason you’re thinking,” I whispered. “Maddox and I have…you know…we kissed the night of that party. More than that. We got off, together, and it was the hottest fucking thing I’ve experienced in my life, and then in the library the other week I sucked him off and?—”

“Whoa, bud, slow down. One piece of shocking information at a time. Back up, I need details. About the kiss and everything else. I guess that porn site inspired you, eh?” Dane chuckled.

I slapped a hand over my head. “This isn’t funny, D.”

“And this happened weeks ago, but you’re just telling me now? How long were you gonna keep this a secret?”

Dane sounded hurt. Which I didn’t intend. I wanted to tell him, fuck did I want to tell him, but I also wanted to respect Maddox’s privacy. And, I was still in shock that I’d had sex. Not just because it was with a guy. Just, sex in general.

“I almost didn’t believe it happened. And it was good. No, not that. It was incredible. Better than I’d imagined and…well, we agreed not to tell anyone. It’s just a casual thing anyway. It doesn’t mean anything.”

Yeah, right.

“I get you. You know I do, given what me and Jackson are going through,” Dane replied. “But Jackson and I aren’t on the same team. So, you better know what you’re doing, Kay.”

“I don’t. That’s the fucking problem.”

“And now you’re sharing the same bed?—”

“Exactly,” I sighed.

“Well, as long as no one finds out, do what you want. But you gotta separate work from play or hockey from fucking. Nothing can interfere with our game, right?”

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