Page 86 of The Puck Decoy

“I love you too, Joshua,” I smile back, the words still feeling weird to say out loud.

Then he surprises me by dropping to one knee and pulling out my rings. “Again, I don’t have a ring pop on hand, but I’m hoping these will do.” He reaches for my left hand and holds it up in his. “Hallie Rose Peters, will you please stay married to me, no rules, no deals, no fucking lists. Just you, me, and Percy.”

I’m openly crying now, too emotional to hold back my tears as I nod. “Yes, I’ll stay married to you.” My hands shake as he slides the rings back into place on my left finger, not caring how crazy this whole thing is, and I hear hollers and cheers coming from inside the house, and when I turn towards the window I find Nova, Maddie, Archer, and Alexander all pressed up against the glass with huge smiles on their faces.

Josh laughs, giving them the finger as he rises back to his feet and kisses me again, only when he pulls back this time and flicks his eyes over me, they turn dark. “Now can you please do me a favor?” he asks, fisting his hands at my waist.

“Anything, you know that,” I tell him truthfully.

“Take off Archer Gray’s fucking jersey so I can light it the fuck on fire,” he grits, pulling on the fabric around me.

I bark a laugh at his request, forgetting entirely that the jersey I’m wearing has the number thirty-one on it, and not twenty-two. Especially when I know my next words are gonna send him even crazier. “I can’t take it off, I’m not wearing a bra underneath.”

His eyes darken even more with both anger and lust, and he doesn’t even pause before dipping down and tossing me over his shoulder. “You’re gonna pay for that, wife,” he snaps, slapping my ass and making me yelp, as he marches us across the road to his house. When he kicks open the door, Daemon and Landon snap their heads towards us, but Levi is nowhere to be seen, not that Josh seems to care. “I suggest headphones, or going on along walk,” he snaps, as he moves towards the stairs. “Because I’m about to remind my wife exactly who she belongs to.”

When we reach his room, he doesn’t stop until we are in the bathroom, only then does he drop me back to the floor. He discards his jacket, before leaning into the shower and turning it on full. I move to take off the jersey, not wanting it on for a second longer, but Josh bats my hands away, then reaches into a drawer beneath his sink and pulls out a pair of scissors.

“Joshua!” I say in surprise, but it doesn’t deter him. In fact, his name falling from my lips only seems to spur him on, as he brings the scissors to the collar of the fabric by my neck and forces them through until it splits.

Then he sets the scissors down, takes his hands and rips it completely down the middle until my tits are bare to him, pushing it off my shoulder like it offends him. “This is your one and only warning, Tink, if I ever see you in another jersey that isn’t fucking mine, you will be sorry.”

His threat thrills me, and I can’t help but feel the need to taunt him in return. “I thought I looked pretty good in it, maybe I should take a page out of one of my books and build myself a hockey harem,” I purr, slipping out of the leggings that Maddie let me borrow until I am completely naked before him.

“It’s like you want me to march over there and break another arm in your honor,” he grits, his eyes trailing over every inch of skin I have on display. “We’ve already covered that you’re mine, but it looks like one night in another man's bed has left you confused, but don’t worry, I know just the solution.”

I watch in awe as he takes off his shirt and unbuckles his pants, undressing until he is also completely naked and my mouth is watering. Only then does he dip down and pick me back up, this time wrapping my legs around his waist, before walking us into the shower. The heat of the spray is nothingcompared to the warmth of him, and as the water washes down around us, I never want to be away from him again.

“You really love me?” I ask, still in shock from his confession, and his smirk is both sinful and filled with love.

“Hallie, I think I’ve loved you since I was eleven years old,” he admits softly, pressing me into the wall of the shower. “But now I’m going to fuck you so hard that Archer fucking Gray will hear it from across the road.”

And true to his word, we don’t get out of the shower until I feel like I can barely walk, and he has made me come around his dick three times.

Then he deposits me in bed, while he helps Daemon cook us some food and returns phone calls to his mom and grandma. Hugo was arrested on multiple charges, and none of the law officials in his pocket have come to his aid. Josh’s mom is distraught, but I think she will come around after some time away from her husband, and his grandma has already asked to speak with both Maddie and Josh about their trusts.

Which means the only thing left to do is curl up with my very real husband, and Percy, while we watch someCriminal Minds.

Fuck, it feels good to be Mrs. Joshua Peters. For real.

The crowd is going wild as the score is tied at four all with only a few minutes to go. Nova is screaming orders across the ice like a man on a mission, and Gray and I fight to get him the puck. When I flick my gaze to the stands, I find my wife sitting on the edge of her seat, with my sisters on either side of her.

After the news of my father’s arrest made the press, the town went crazy. So many people came forward with stories about him, and the hole I pushed him down got even deeper. Lincoln pulled strings to ensure he wouldn’t be granted bail, and he is set to stand trial in a couple of months. My mother was upset at first, and insistent on standing by his side, but the more people that came forward, the more affairs were revealed. It seems the only thing my father could ever actually do well was adultery.When I told my mother about Penelope it was the last straw, she filed for divorce the very next day.

My grandmother was a whole different story. From the moment her son's crimes were common knowledge she abandoned him instantly, not wanting him to bring down the good name of the family in any way. Maddie and I met with her the day after New Year’s, and were finally given full access to our trust funds without any bullshit stipulations, and the money that was set aside to leave to my father was divided evenly between us. She even set up a trust for Penelope and gave Callia full access to it, even though she tried to refuse it of course.

When Pen found out who Maddie and I really were she was over the moon, and has since become a regular staple at our houses in the last few weeks. We eat dinner together multiple times a week, and nearly half the team joins me on Monday nights to help teach her and the others down at the center. It seems everything has worked out great.

When Gray finally steals the puck from the other team I hear my wife screaming at him to get it down to the net. I quickly switch direction and skate towards where she is sitting behind the plexi.

“Did you forget my name, Tink?” I yell, making her stare flick between me and the game, as the crowd around her begins chanting my name.

“I think there are enough people cheering for you, Joshua,” she scoffs, gesturing to all the people in her section, and I smirk, ignoring Coach as he yells at me from across the ice.

“Trust me, Hals, the only person I ever want screaming my name is my wife,” I tell her with a wink, before pushing away from her and moving to steal the puck from Gray.

“What the fuck, Peters?” he grunts, skating faster to keep up with me. “I thought we were friends now you asshole,” he adds,trying to take the puck back from me, but I use one of the first decoy tricks I ever taught Hallie to keep it away from him.

“You kissed my wife, Gray, we will never be friends,” I toss over my shoulder, as the clock starts running down, and I put my eyes on the prize.

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