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Shit. I didn’t even notice I was smiling. “No one.”

I click on Blair’s name and send her a text. There’s no point in replying to Sean’s message now. He won’t see it until after the game anyway, and I don’t want to give the girls more reason to be suspicious.

SEAN

I’m destroyed after the game. I had twenty minutes of ice time—my highest yet, which was great. But the game was tight and went into overtime. We lost in the end, so that also contributed to my exhaustion. Plus, Ashley didn’t reply to my text, even though she read it. My mood is in the gutter. Why the hell didn’t she text back?

I put on my headphones and listen to music on the way home. When the bus finally stops in front of the training facility, I can’t wait to go home and hit the sack. I’m one of the last ones to get off the bus, and no surprise, no one is moving toward their cars. I bet they’re planning to go somewhere, but at this hour, The Heritage is already closed.

“Have a good night, everyone.” I wave as I head to my car.

“Wait up. We’re coming with you,” Logan says.

“What? You need a ride?”

He trades a look with Alex as if I spoke in a different language.

“What are you talking about?” Alex asks. “We’re going to the party at your dorm.”

My brows arch. “What party?”

Ryder and Jesse join us. “Are you talking about the party at the Augustine dorm?” Jesse asks.

“Yeah. Home boy here forgot about it.” Logan smirks.

I’ve been so obsessed with Ashley that I completely ignored all communication about social events. Maybe I should have paid more attention. I’m so fucking tired, the last thing I want to do is go to a party. But if it’s at my dorm, I can’t escape it. I could go to Ashley’s dorm, but she didn’t answer my text. Maybe she’s already tired of me. Thinking about the possibility hurts,and that annoys me. Our relationship was supposed to be about sex, but it evolved into so much more.

Son of a bitch. Going to a party with my teammates is exactly what I need right now.

“I didn’t even know about it, but whatever. Let’s go then.”

Logan throws his arm around my shoulder. “Parteey!”

CHAPTER 21

ASHLEY

It’s past one in the morning but we’ve been at the party for only half an hour. We went to The Heritage first. I keep looking for Sean even though I’m not here because of him. Now I get why the Augustine dorm parties are infamous. This one is wild. There’s something different happening on each floor. We’ve made it to the second floor, where they turned the hallway into a mess of plastic, water, and soap. To reach the other end, you have to body glide. Hard pass. I already have a sprained ankle.

“How is this even allowed?” I shout to be heard over the loud music.

“It’s a tradition that goes way back. School administration looks the other way,” Scarlett replies.

“It’s all fun and games until someone breaks their neck,” Blair chimes in.

She surprised all of us when she said she’d come to the party. She even came to The Heritage with us.

“Should we see what shenanigans are on the third floor?” I ask.

“Hold on. I want to record this.” Kadence takes her phone out. A guy who just reached the end of the hallway is aboutto slide back. He’s not wearing a shirt, and he’s shredded. No wonder she wants to film it.

He breaks into a short run before he dives onto the soapy floor. The crowd hollers and whistles as he speeds past the onlookers. I realize too late he’s not slowing down and he’s about to crash into us at the end of the hallway.

“We need to move,” I say, but there are people in the way, and with my crutches and boot, I really can’t move fast.

“Shiiiit!” body surfer boy shouts just before he hits Kadence first, then Scarlett and me, knocking us down like bowling pins. Blair is the only one who manages to jump out of the way.

There’s laughter all around us. If I hadn’t fallen in an awkward position, I’d be laughing too. But at least I’m not embarrassed. I’m facing the guy and notice he seems dazed. “Hey, are you okay?”

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