Heated Rivalry (Game Changers, #2)

by Rachel Reid

This book is dedicated to Matt, the Frog to my Toad.

The knock at the door came almost forty minutes later. It had been enough time that Shane had almost convinced himself to leave. To put an end to this foolishness. But, of course, he hadn’t. And if the knock had come hours later, even, Shane would still have been on that sofa, waiting for it.

Saskatchewan was hardly New York City.

CHAPPELLE ROAN

So he gestured toward his iPad. “Fast Five. Have you seen it?” “Yeah. I think so. Is that the one with the bank safe chase scene?” “Yes. Is the best one.”

It is!! Ilya is so me

He stepped aside to let Ilya into the room. He waited for Ilya to remove his wool overcoat, and then the inspection began. His father’s eyes raked over him while Ilya stood there, like a trembling child who was awaiting punishment. There was nothing—nothing—wrong with Ilya’s tuxedo. It was classic black, perfectly tailored, and his bowtie was impeccable. He had even given himself the closest shave he’d had in years. But his father would find something.

I will kill his father

Ah. There was that shame Shane had been expecting.

“and on top of everything, I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you and I don’t know what to do about it.”

“This has been the weirdest day of my life.” Ilya wanted to tell Shane that it had been one of the best days of his life. It had been awkward, sure, but Ilya felt that, if he hadn’t quite been already, he would be welcomed into Shane’s family, and that was no small thing. In fact, to Ilya, who had barely been welcome in his own family, it was huge.