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Chapter One “It’s getting late. Daddy, if you don’t send her home—” The threat died on her lips as yet another hockey player approached. “Martin, I’m so glad you could come,” her father cut her off and turned to face the newest arrival. She usually didn’t get upset at being dismissed for business. Her father, Spence Northcote, always made time for his team. Owning an NHL team took a lot of his time. She didn’t resent the players for stealing his time, but they didn’t win any favor her in her books either. Caroline rolled her eyes as the guy shook her father’s hand, beaming like he was in the presence of greatness. The team loved him; they feared him; more than all of that, they respected him. She wished one day someone would look at her …show more content…

Caroline shuffled her feet, knowing she wasn’t going to get an introduction. Her father never introduced her to the players. She blinked back the tears that threatened to fall. That didn’t even bother her. This was the first event she’d ever been allowed to attend where the two would co-mingle. She knew the rules and kept her distance. But she had something to say, so she chewed her lip and waited. And waited. Her younger sister sat at a table, rocking in her seat. Connie had reached her quota for company and had refused to look up from her iPad. Caroline had spent the last hour sitting with her, and reassuring the nine-year-old that everything was fine. Her sister had been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at a very young age and big events weren’t good for her. Any changes to her routine were usually met with hostility. It was hours past her bedtime and her babysitter, Meagan, was too star struck by all the famous people in the room to do her job properly. If Connie hadn’t instantly taken to her, Caroline would have fired the eighteen-year-old the first week. But her sisters wish always came first. The more minutes that passed the angrier Caroline became. Eventually, Martin walked away and she stepped in before the next guest came to steal her father’s attention. “Connie needs to go home. I’ve asked Meagan to take her, but she won’t until you say. Go tell her.” Caroline tapped her high heels against the marble

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