Rival Darling (The Darling Devils, #1)

by Alexandra Moody

“You could still be a danger, Reed Darling.” “I promise I’m not a danger to you.”

“Thanks, but I’m headed to a friend’s place near here,” I said. “I can make my own way there.” “I’ll walk you.” Reed spoke

“You really like her, huh?” I jumped and turned to find my dad standing in the doorway of his office. “She’s just a friend.” My dad smirked. “Uh-huh.”

“Hope she was worth it,” Grayson muttered to me when Coach finally ran out of steam. I gave him a smile. “Totally worth it.”

I might have told her it looked ridiculous, but Grayson probably would have taken the damn thing off her neck and strangled me with it. He was struggling to keep his eyes off her, and it was a miracle he’d been able to drive here without getting in an accident.

“Oh, and how exactly is he looking at me?” “Like if you smiled back at him, he’d leap right through those flames, pick you up, and carry you back to his cave like some barbarian.”

“Well, you don’t scare me, Reed Darling.” “Good,” he said. “You’re the last person I’d ever want to scare.”

“What’s Violet’s favorite drink?” “You want an iced white chocolate mocha with a dash of cinnamon?” she said, letting out a soft laugh. “Sounds great.”

“She’s not an object,” I replied. “And it’s not my fault you were stupid enough to lose her in the first place.”

“Do you want to go dance?” I suggested. “Reed doesn’t dance,” Matt laughed. But Reed ignored his friend, keeping his focus on me. “Maybe I was just waiting for the right partner.” He held out a hand toward me, and as I slipped my fingers into his grasp, my world felt complete.

“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 .

“Don’t let me fall,” I said. “Never,” he replied.

Reed had just tried to prove hockey wasn’t the most important thing to him. I needed to show him that if it mattered to him, it mattered to me.