I found something I never should have.

Learned the dark and depraved secrets of my father and his friends.

I paid the greatest price for it. Lost everything.

Revenge kept me alive.

Knowing one day I would make them pay for their sins against me.

One day my sisters would get justice.

That day has finally come.

I built my throne with blood and grew my kingdom with violence.

Found five men who tore my walls down and built me up stronger than ever.

Lines have been drawn. Moves have been made.

New alliances were formed while old ones burned to the ground.

War was declared, but none of us were prepared for how much we had to lose.

The Bleeding Roses were born and St Graves will never be the same.

The streets have run red, but our war is only just getting started.

Our true enemies may not know we are coming after them,

But they will…soon.

There’s nothing Roses do better than revenge.

Xander

Emery Moore is sweet, spicy, and… my best friend's little sister.

She should be off limits.

At a time in my life where my entire hockey career is skating on thin ice, the last thing I should be doing is losing my mind over the one girl I shouldn't want, but when it comes to her, I'm proving to be anything but rational.

Drunk moments, family vacations, and too much time alone. How could I continue to resist her when everything about her draws me in?

Yeah, I'm fucked, but I'm going to keep lying to myself and say it's cause we're friends.

Emery

Annoying, impulsive, stubborn.

Alexander Channing is everything I shouldn't want, even if he does make my heart beat faster and his touch leaves an impression on more than just my skin. Even if he can spark more desire with one look than all the other boys who have ever attempted. None of that can matter when I can't have him.

But after months of getting to see a different side of him things are changing. One dark moment in a hallway changes everything.

There's no use in even denying it any longer, I have a crush on my brother's stupid best friend. It's the most stupid and pointless and borderline delusional thing I've ever done, but here we are.

Blueliner Betrayals is the second interconnected standalone in the collge hockey series, Westbrook Wolves. Each book can be read independently and content warnings can be found in the authors note at the beginning of each book.