Rival Darling: A Charming YA Wholesome Romance Featuring Rival Hockey Players, Fake Dating, and Unexpected Love (The Darling Devils Book 1)
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CHATGPT???? nooooooo nononononono
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“I’m here,” he said, catching me off guard.
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“Well, I’m Reed Darling. Now the stranger has a name.” “You could still be a danger, Reed Darling.” “I promise I’m not a danger to you.”
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“Only when my damsel-in-distress radar goes off.” “Oh, and I suppose that makes you Prince Charming?” “Sorry, princess, but I’m definitely no prince.”
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“You know, if I was your boyfriend, I’d answer your calls and I’d drive you to parties.”
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He might not be a prince, but apparently, he could be a little charming when he wanted to.
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“But you have a good night, Sunshine. I hope I proved to you not all hockey players are pigs.”
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Maybe she thought I hadn’t heard her at the ice rink. Or that I didn’t recognize her. Impossible. Violet wasn’t the kind of girl you forgot.
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she looked like she could have stepped right out of a fairy tale—well,
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saw her in the stands, and she’d stopped me in my tracks.
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friendship group
Rebecca Mahon
friendship group????
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Reed didn’t seem too bothered by my silence as he slowly approached and carefully placed his jacket over my shoulders.
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Reed was right; I deserved better.
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The truth was, right now, I just wanted to be wherever she was.
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I seriously began to wonder whether my dreams of playing in the NHL were worth it.
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I only needed her to like one hockey player: me.
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If this was what it felt like to kiss a devil, then send me straight to hell.
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instead of returning my ex’s icy stare, Reed was ignoring Jeremy and looking at me with concern.
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“You don’t do girlfriends.” Jeremy scoffed. “I do now,” Reed replied.
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“I guess I’ve finally found the kind of hockey player whose jersey I want to wear.”
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But there was a time and a place, and with Violet between us, it was definitely not the time.
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“That we’re not really dating, and it was all a lie.” “Ah.” That terrible truth.
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I wasn’t sorry she’d kissed me. That it felt one hundred percent real to me. With every word, this girl was shattering my heart
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And I was left trying to ignore how much I’d enjoyed it when she called herself my girlfriend.
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I promise I won’t stomp on your heart if you don’t stomp on mine.”
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Matt was right. I was a goner—and I had been ever since I’d seen her swing her foot at her car.
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“Well, you don’t scare me, Reed Darling.” “Good,” he said. “You’re the last person I’d ever want to scare.”
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“Fake date,” I corrected.
Rebecca Mahon
god you’re so fucking annoying
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“If only he knew the truth that you’re really more of a cuddly bear than a grizzly one.”
Rebecca Mahon
i wish this said “you’re more of a care bear than a grizzly”
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“I barely know her.”
Rebecca Mahon
this is only a normal thing to say if you’re not already officially dating.
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You belong with me, not some Devil like Darling.” “Forget it, Jeremy.” I ripped open my locker and shoved my books into my bag. “I don’t know how much clearer I can be. I’m with Reed now, and we are never, ever, getting back together.”
Rebecca Mahon
two taylor swift songs back to back is diabolical
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Reed is totally hot for you.” “He’s not even lukewarm for me.” “He’s a boiling kettle about to start whistling.”
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too himself.
Rebecca Mahon
typo
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She was beautiful tonight. She was beautiful every time I saw her.
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“That’s Stanley. Like the cup.” “You named your dog after a tumbler?”
Rebecca Mahon
ok fine that’s funny
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really liked being your girlfriend tonight, Reed.” “Don’t you mean fake girlfriend?”
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Reed had shared a two-word caption: “My girl.”
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going it alone this week.
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typo
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Rebecca Mahon
typo
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“No, she’s not interested in dating someone who will break her heart,” Mia clarified. “If you’re the kind of guy she can count on, the hockey stuff won’t matter.”
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“Despite what everyone says, I’m not some player. There’s only one girl I care about, and she’s standing right in front of me
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I’d been though the same
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typo
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Grant? I don’t think so.” She gave me a small smile. He’d finally asked her out.
Rebecca Mahon
who tf is grant why is the author speaking like we know who this person is
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He swooped one leg around him as he rose and began gracefully gliding backward,
Rebecca Mahon
holy shit please god no do no alex volkov me rn
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he blew me a kiss.
Rebecca Mahon
dear fucking god. genuinely i started crying because of how im trying to hold in my laughter. This cannot be real
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Although, after my surprise performance on the ice earlier today, I was probably going to get called a lot of new things.
Rebecca Mahon
yeah like a homophobic slur probably
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“You can call me whatever you want, Sunshine. As long as you call me yours.”
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“You look ravishing tonight, Vi,” I overheard him say. “Has dipshit told you that?”