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the tiles on the floor. I didn’t look up until I was back at my flat. I unlocked the door, and as soon as I was in my living room I dropped to the sofa, shut my eyes, and let out a deep breath. Throwing my arms above my head I allowed my body a few minutes to recover.
When I felt calm enough, I sat up and placed my class material on the floor, keeping the magazines on my lap.
I flicked through them rapidly. Some included pictures of Teo rushing from the conference, as well as the one that had been on the cover. Key phrases in the text jumped out at me.
Who is this girl and what does she have over Teo Coates?
Is the infamous player finally ready to settle down?
The girl broke down in front of Teo. It is not known what either of the pair said, but she was distraught and visibly shaking.
Has Teo’s past finally come back to haunt him?
You can’t play the field as much as this guy and not pick up some crazies along the way.
Does Teo Coates have a stalker?
I threw the magazines across the room, where they landed on the wooden floor with a snap. I knew better than anyone after studying the press how well journalists could spin a story from nothing, though that didn’t stop it from hurting. The one thing I hated above all else was being noticed, and these magazines had pushed me in everyone’s faces.
If I became somebody people cared about again, it stood to reason I would be a target again. If that happened I was certain I wouldn’t recover a second time.
Deciding I couldn’t wait for Nadine and her fudge, I jumped up from the sofa. I grabbed Dustin’s baseball cap on the way out, pulling the brim low over my eyes, and headed to my favourite fudge shop.
It wasn’t until I returned and was a few hundred metres from home that the reporters found me. Cameras were suddenly going off in front of me and people were shouting unintelligible words at me. With a shriek I stumbled backwards and my hand reached up to pull my hat lower over my eyes. Keeping my arms up to shield my face, I edged my way through the crowd.
“Please, leave me alone!” I cried, tears stinging my eyes. They had found me and the one place I’d felt safe was no longer a comfort.
Chapter Eight
Teo
“What the fuck is this, Hattersey?”
I slammed the magazine down on the treadmill screen in front of him, not caring whether I broke the damned thing. I wasn’t usually one for gossip, and I never paid attention to what people wrote about me, but this one had me seething because of Raine.
“I don’t know. Why are you asking me?” he said, hardly sounding out of breath and not breaking his stride to even glance down at the magazine.
“Because it has your name written all over it. These images were taken on a mobile, not the high-quality cameras the press have. There weren’t even any reporters in the corridor.” I hit the emergency stop button, the safety mechanism kicking in and bringing his speed gently down to a walk, much to my disappointment. “Who’d you get to take them?”
Aston wiped his face with the towel that had been draped over the rails on the side. He appeared unaware of the single thread holding me in check because he took his sweet damn time.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Bullshit. You know exactly what this is. Why are you going after her?”
He sneered smugly. “It worked last time.”
My heart sank to my feet, leaving a chilling cold within me. When the fury rose it scorched my veins.
“What fucking worked last time?”
I lunged for him, but a sudden grip on my shoulder stopped me. Spinning, I rounded on the poor soul who'd tried to stop me only to be confronted by Mickey, my manager.
“Locker room now, Teo,” he barked, throwing his arm wide and pointing in the direction of the room.
I pulled myself together, quelling the fire within me enough to inhale deeply and control myself. I ground my teeth together
When I felt calm enough, I sat up and placed my class material on the floor, keeping the magazines on my lap.
I flicked through them rapidly. Some included pictures of Teo rushing from the conference, as well as the one that had been on the cover. Key phrases in the text jumped out at me.
Who is this girl and what does she have over Teo Coates?
Is the infamous player finally ready to settle down?
The girl broke down in front of Teo. It is not known what either of the pair said, but she was distraught and visibly shaking.
Has Teo’s past finally come back to haunt him?
You can’t play the field as much as this guy and not pick up some crazies along the way.
Does Teo Coates have a stalker?
I threw the magazines across the room, where they landed on the wooden floor with a snap. I knew better than anyone after studying the press how well journalists could spin a story from nothing, though that didn’t stop it from hurting. The one thing I hated above all else was being noticed, and these magazines had pushed me in everyone’s faces.
If I became somebody people cared about again, it stood to reason I would be a target again. If that happened I was certain I wouldn’t recover a second time.
Deciding I couldn’t wait for Nadine and her fudge, I jumped up from the sofa. I grabbed Dustin’s baseball cap on the way out, pulling the brim low over my eyes, and headed to my favourite fudge shop.
It wasn’t until I returned and was a few hundred metres from home that the reporters found me. Cameras were suddenly going off in front of me and people were shouting unintelligible words at me. With a shriek I stumbled backwards and my hand reached up to pull my hat lower over my eyes. Keeping my arms up to shield my face, I edged my way through the crowd.
“Please, leave me alone!” I cried, tears stinging my eyes. They had found me and the one place I’d felt safe was no longer a comfort.
Chapter Eight
Teo
“What the fuck is this, Hattersey?”
I slammed the magazine down on the treadmill screen in front of him, not caring whether I broke the damned thing. I wasn’t usually one for gossip, and I never paid attention to what people wrote about me, but this one had me seething because of Raine.
“I don’t know. Why are you asking me?” he said, hardly sounding out of breath and not breaking his stride to even glance down at the magazine.
“Because it has your name written all over it. These images were taken on a mobile, not the high-quality cameras the press have. There weren’t even any reporters in the corridor.” I hit the emergency stop button, the safety mechanism kicking in and bringing his speed gently down to a walk, much to my disappointment. “Who’d you get to take them?”
Aston wiped his face with the towel that had been draped over the rails on the side. He appeared unaware of the single thread holding me in check because he took his sweet damn time.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Bullshit. You know exactly what this is. Why are you going after her?”
He sneered smugly. “It worked last time.”
My heart sank to my feet, leaving a chilling cold within me. When the fury rose it scorched my veins.
“What fucking worked last time?”
I lunged for him, but a sudden grip on my shoulder stopped me. Spinning, I rounded on the poor soul who'd tried to stop me only to be confronted by Mickey, my manager.
“Locker room now, Teo,” he barked, throwing his arm wide and pointing in the direction of the room.
I pulled myself together, quelling the fire within me enough to inhale deeply and control myself. I ground my teeth together
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