Until I Get You

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>My reputation at Fairview University preceded me. I was the projected number-one pick in the NHL draft and the fan favorite at the rink. People wanted to be me or be with me.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Except for Lyla James Marichal.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>She didn't look at me like I was her next meal. She eyed me with disdain. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Instead of vying for my attention she ignored me and pushed me away. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>She was completely unattainable and I  became obsessed with her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>When I finally got her it felt like I was on top of the world. I was going to help the team win another championship going into the draft and had Lyla by my side. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>And then without warning she left me. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Vanished. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>It took me three bitter angry long years to find her but I did and now she owes me a lot more than just an explanation. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Three years ago she ruined my life.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Now I was going to become her worst nightmare. </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>tropes:</strong></p><p>hockey romance</p><p>new adult</p><p>obsessed/possessive hero</p><p>boy falls first</p><p>#JP hero</p><p>boy obsessed</p><p>dark themes (content warning in the book)</p><p><br></p>