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Author: Beth Writes
last update publish date: 2026-06-29 02:22:14

ALRIA

When I returned to Kier's apartment that night, I was very tired and my arms were completely sore from carrying my camera bag around the facility all afternoon.

I unlocked the front door and walked into the kitchen, and I was genuinely surprised to find him home. He was sitting alone at the kitchen with a protein shake in his hand, and the moment he saw me walk through the door and set his glass down.

"How did your first day go?" Kier asked, watching me drop my gear bags on the floor by
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  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    14

    ANASTASIA The massive arena became much louder as thousands of excited fans started filling up the rows of empty seats, and I moved slowly around the place of the ice rink to take some good warmup pictures before the championship game officially started. The stadium lights were incredibly bright on the white surface of the rink, and the players looked completely different once they stepped out on the ice in their full equipment pads and matching jerseys. The casual joking from the locker room stopped entirely, and every single person focused completely on hockey and their pre-game skating lines.Cassian spotted me standing behind the low plexiglass barrier almost immediately, and he skated quickly toward my section of the glass during his very first warmup lap. He slowed down, stopped right in front of my position, and pointed his gloved finger at my camera lens and laughed while shaking his head."Hey, Anastasia, you need to promise me that you won't post any picture where I look

  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    13

    THIAGO The mandatory coaches' meeting continued for a long time after I left Anastasia, but I found myself completely distracted as I sat at the front table. The head coach and the assistants spent the hour discussing Boston's strongest offensive players, and they went over our specific defensive game plan on the dry-erase board multiple times before the session ended. I answered every single question they asked me during the strategy review because I knew my job as captain perfectly well, but my mind kept going back to Anastasia and the first ever easy going conversation we've had.She had looked genuinely scared when she mentioned those new online rumors to me, and what surprised me most about the interaction was that she completely expected me to judge her character before I even knew the facts of what had actually happened at her old job. It bothered me that she assumed I would automatically believe a random internet forum post over her word, and I couldn't shake the memory of

  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    12

    ANASTASIA The next morning, I followed the team to their game-day skate at the arena, and I focused completely on my work to keep my mind busy. The hockey players seemed much more relaxed than usual despite the big championship match coming up, and several of them had started treating me like a real part of the group as I walked along the ice barrier with my camera. One teammate kept jogging over to my section between his skating drills."Hey, Anastasia, look at this shot you took of me by the net," he said, leaning over the plexiglass barrier and pointing at my small camera screen. "Can you make my arms look a little bigger in the edit, and maybe make me look a bit taller next to the goalie?"I couldn't help but laugh a little bit at his request, and I nodded my head as I checked the settings on my lens. "I will see what I can do, Miller, but you already look big enough in the jersey.""Just give me a little bit of help on the internet," he joked, and then he skated back toward th

  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    11

    THIAGO When I walked into the crowded diner restaurant and saw Anastasia sitting directly beside Cassian in the corner booth, I immediately understood why the rookie player had been acting so completely distracted during our team practices all week. He was focused on her instead of focusing on his hockey plays, and that was exactly the kind of outside distraction that could ruin our entire season.The table went strangely quiet almost immediately after I arrived and sat down. The loud laughter stopped, and several players suddenly looked down at their food plates or adjusted their water glasses. Everyone tried pretending absolutely nothing unusual was happening, but I could easily tell that several of my teammates were secretly watching my facial expression to see how I would react to the situation. I completely ignored their looks, and I pulled a menu toward myself and focused entirely on ordering and eating my dinner.Unfortunately, Cassian did not make things easy for anyone a

  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    10

    ANASTASIA The screenshot from Bellamy completely ruined my mood for the rest of the night, and I sat on the edge of my hotel bed staring at the floor. The online comments under the post weren't terrible yet, but they were definitely enough to remind me of everything that happened at my old company. I kept reading the words over and over until my eyes rolled, and I felt a small lump forming in my throat. Bellamy had tried reassuring me through several text messages, and she promised she would monitor the situation closely, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I turned off my phone screen and tucked it under my pillow, but the uncomfortable thoughts stayed in my head and kept me awake for hours.~The next morning, I followed the team to the local practice arena, and I spent most of my time taking photos. Everything was going smoothly during the skating drills, and the players were focusing on their line plays, but my luck ran out when one of the assistant coaches walked over an

  • CLAIMED BY MY BROTHER'S TEAMMATE    9

    THIAGO I felt Anastasia's head land on my shoulder and immediately froze. My chest tightened, and I kept my eyes fixed straight ahead. At first, I seriously considered waking her up right away because having the player's sister sleeping on me went against all my rules about my discipline, but after looking around and seeing that half the team was completely asleep as well, I decided against it. Kier was snoring softly a few rows behind us, and the coach was resting his eyes at the front of the bus, so I figured it was better to avoid making a big scene in the middle of the quiet ride.Unfortunately, Cassian noticed what was happening almost immediately. The rookie walked past our row on his way back from the small restroom at the back of the bus, and he stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Anastasia sleeping deeply on my arm. The wide grin on his face instantly annoyed me, and I felt my jaw tighten as he leaned down slightly to look closer at us."Well, look at this," Cassian whi

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