Epilogue
Alina
Two Months Later…
“ Y es! ” I holler at the top of my lungs while slamming my palm on the glass. “Go, Sebastian, go!”
My man just stole the puck mid-pass and is flying down the ice toward the other team’s net. He weaves around one defender and then the other. There’s no one left but him and the goalie.
I feel like my heart is going to pound out of my chest it’s beating so hard.
Sebastian has that focused look on his face that I adore. He looks so hot when he squints his eyes like that.
He stares down the goalie as he cuts up the ice, skating faster than anyone else out there.
He always makes it look so easy. The other players are grimacing and grunting as they push their bodies as hard as they’ll go.
Meanwhile, Sebastian looks cool and calm like this is a walk in the park for him.
I hold my breath as the goalie slinks down, getting ready for the shot. It’s the first Hyena home game and the crowd is roaring for their new team and their new star player.
Sebastian flicks his wrist once, twice, three times. The goalie does the splits, expecting the puck in the lower right corner, but at the last second, Sebastian flicks it up and it summersaults into the top left corner of the net over his shoulder.
The siren rings through the roaring arena. Moving spotlights light up the ice. I’m on my feet hollering louder than anyone else.
Sebastian immediately finds me in the crowd, which is easy since I’m in the first row (perks of being the real fiancée of the star player), and he starts skating over.
I feel like the most special girl in the world as he singles me out, blowing me a kiss as he approaches.
I love him in his hockey gear. His wavy hair curling out of his helmet, the big bulky pads making his broad shoulders look even larger, and the way he glides so effortlessly like he was born to be on skates.
Just as he arrives, some big nasty bully from the other team slams his shoulder into him, sending him colliding into the boards. They shake in front of me, but my man stays on his feet.
“Hey!” I scream, wanting to climb the glass and take care of this prick myself.
But the Hyenas have someone else to do their dirty work…
Tucker McKinstry.
Violence is his art and this brute is Van Gogh.
The crowd gets even more excited as Tucker leaps over the boards. He tosses his gloves on the ice while charging over with a brutal intensity in his eyes that gives me shivers.
The other players don’t even try to stop him. They’re all very aware of his savage reputation and they don’t want to be featured on tonight’s highlights getting their asses kicked.
“Leave him alone!” I shout as the bully grabs Sebastian’s jersey right in front of me. If this glass wasn’t here I’d be throwing punches myself.
Sebastian gives me a wink as Tucker comes charging over with crazy eyes.
The bully sees an even bigger bully coming and lets my man go.
He drops his gloves and squares up, but it doesn’t matter.
Tucker comes flying in with a haymaker of a right hook.
It slams into the guy’s jaw. I can hear the crunching from here before he flies into the glass panels in front of me, making them shake violently.
Tucker keeps going, landing about nine or ten more bombs before four refs are able to pull him off.
The crowd erupts as he’s pulled to the penalty box and shoved inside.
There’s never been so much excitement in this town for their hockey team.
The arena is sold out for the first time in ten years and it’s bumping with energy.
The Hyenas have been reborn. I know that Sebastian is going to bring them to new heights.
He’s going to lead them to victory because he’s a winner and that’s what winners do.
Sebastian blows me another kiss as he skates away. My eyes never leave him. I love him so much.
The past two months have been hectic as hell, but in the best possible way.
Mr. Seinfeld agreed to let me open the new branch in San Antonio since I had a whole roster of rich players to get the business going with. I brought our bubbly receptionist Jane to help me get started, and although Eddie asked me a gazillion times to bring him, I left him back in Colorado.
My first client is Tucker McKinstry. We’re about to start work redoing the closets in the mansion he just purchased. I’m heading there with Jane tomorrow to get started.
I got rid of my apartment and moved in with Sebastian.
We bought a new place (well, I put down five grand and he put down the remaining six million, nine hundred and ninety-five thousand, but who’s counting?).
It’s a beautiful mansion with an in-ground pool, private grounds, and enough shelf space for ten Stoney Cups.
I look up at the scoreboard as the game gets back on track. One - Zero.
The first goal of many for my man.
The new official Hyenas dynasty has started!
I feel like my insides are vibrating with excitement as I wait outside the locker room after the game.
We won four to one. Sebastian scored three goals and the rookie, Austin Gambill, scored one. He was impressive out there too. He’s going to be a big part of the team.
I twirl my engagement ring on my finger as I stare at the door, waiting for it to open. I’m surrounded by other wives, assistants, agents, and publicists. The press is waiting on the other side in a roped-off area.
It’s my first time back here and it’s exciting. Everyone keeps looking at me. I guess some of Sebastian’s star power is rubbing off onto me.
The door swings open and he’s the first one out. My heart skips when he looks right at me with those beautiful blue eyes.
His jersey and pads are off, but he still has his hockey pants and skates on as he hurries over with a huge smile on his face.
He charges right up to me and swallows me in a warm hug. I breathe in his musky masculine scent, loving the way it sparks a fire in my core. I can’t wait to get this man home.
“I have to go shower,” he whispers in my ear. “But I needed to see you first.”
He’s always much taller than me, but in his skates, he’s like a giant. I smile as I look up at him. “You were amazing out there.”
He leans back down and kisses me on the lips. “You’re the amazing one,” he whispers in my ear.
Every naughty part of me is coming alive. I need to get this man home now. “Go shower,” I whisper back. “And hurry.”
He grins as he reluctantly lets me go and heads back inside.
Everyone’s eyes are on me now as the door closes behind him. I’m trying to act all cool, but I can’t stop blushing and smiling like a giddy teenager. Just like I used to do in high school whenever Sebastian looked my way.
He hurries through his press conference and then we race to the parking lot past everyone who wants something from him. Either an interview, an autograph, or a selfie—they all want a piece of my man.
It was an exciting night, but I’m so happy to be home. Our new house is mostly empty but we have a bed and that’s all we seem to need.
We head straight for it, kissing and clawing at each other’s clothes along the way. I pull his shirt off and drop it in the hallway. He suddenly stops me just as we’re about to enter the bedroom.
“What is it?” I nearly snap at him. My body is burning .
“I have to show you something first.”
I huff out a breath. “Now?”
He nods. Oh, crap. I can’t say no to those stunning eyes.
“Okay,” I say as the unbearable heat throbs between my legs. “Hurry…”
He runs back downstairs and I hear a few doors opening and closing. There’s only one thing I want to see and he doesn’t have to go get it…
What the heck is he doing down there??
He returns with his hand behind his back and a delicious smile on his face.
Ooh, maybe it’s a new sex toy he wants to try out, or some lingerie, that could be fun too…
“For you, my love.”
I gasp as he shows me the most adorable pug puppy I’ve ever seen.
The man of my dreams (shirtless no less) holding the dog of my dreams. I couldn’t be happier. Tears flood my eyes as I rush forward and grab the cute pup.
“It’s a girl,” Sebastian says in a soft voice. “You get to name her.”
“Thank you!” I say as the tears start flooding out. I hold her to my chest and am already hopelessly in love with her.
Sebastian laughs as she looks up at me and licks my chin.
“I’ll name her Shenzi,” I say as I look at her wrinkly face.
“Why Shenzi?”
“That’s the name of the female hyena from The Lion King. She should be part of the Hyena pack, don’t you think?”
He laughs. “It’s perfect.”
The three of us cuddle on the floor like a small happy family.
A happy family that will grow over the years.
Because little did I know, I was already pregnant.