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  1. PLAYLIST
  2. 1. blindsided
  3. BLINDSIDED
  4. 2. all I do is win
  5. ALL I DO IS WIN
  6. 3. the hell you are
  7. THE HELL YOU ARE
  8. 4. air traffic controller
  9. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
  10. 5. sure, let’s call it that
  11. SURE, LET’S CALL IT THAT
  12. 6. not tonight
  13. NOT TONIGHT
  14. BAILEY
  15. 7. no evidence, no crime
  16. NO EVIDENCE, NO CRIME
  17. 8. you thought about it
  18. YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT
  19. 9. that took a turn
  20. THAT TOOK A TURN
  21. 10. as a friend
  22. AS A FRIEND
  23. 11. don’t make me choose
  24. DON’T MAKE ME CHOOSE
  25. 12. I remember
  26. I REMEMBER
  27. 13. better than you
  28. BETTER THAN YOU
  29. 14. as a friend
  30. AS A FRIEND
  31. CHASE
  32. BAILEY
  33. 15. desperate times
  34. DESPERATE TIMES
  35. 16. a tad dramatic
  36. A TAD DRAMATIC
  37. 17. near miss
  38. NEAR MISS
  39. 18. own it
  40. OWN IT
  41. BAILEY
  42. 19. anything you want
  43. ANYTHING YOU WANT
  44. 20. not in a rush
  45. NOT IN A RUSH
  46. 21. think so
  47. THINK SO
  48. 22. people you know
  49. PEOPLE YOU KNOW
  50. BAILEY
  51. 23. not broken
  52. NOT BROKEN
  53. BAILEY
  54. 24. candy store
  55. CANDY STORE
  56. 25. you win
  57. YOU WIN
  58. BAILEY
  59. 26. chick flicks
  60. CHICK FLICKS
  61. 27. part of the game
  62. PART OF THE GAME
  63. CHASE
  64. 28. double date
  65. DOUBLE DATE
  66. 29. face off
  67. FACE OFF
  68. BAILEY
  69. 30. not first
  70. NOT FIRST
  71. 31. all yours
  72. ALL YOURS
  73. 32. all mine
  74. ALL MINE
  75. 33. double-edged
  76. DOUBLE-EDGED
  77. BAILEY
  78. 34. personal shopper
  79. PERSONAL SHOPPER
  80. CHASE
  81. 35. an excuse
  82. AN EXCUSE
  83. 36. doing nothing
  84. DOING NOTHING
  85. CHASE
  86. 37. count on it
  87. COUNT ON IT
  88. BAILEY
  89. 38. missed this
  90. MISSED THIS
  91. BAILEY
  92. 39. family affair
  93. FAMILY AFFAIR
  94. 40. told you
  95. TOLD YOU
  96. 41. whipped
  97. WHIPPED
  98. CHASE
  99. 42. moving day
  100. MOVING DAY
  101. BAILEY
  102. 43. say it
  103. SAY IT
  104. 44. sure does
  105. SURE DOES
  106. CHASE
  107. 45. the dirtiest
  108. THE DIRTIEST
  109. BAILEY
  110. 46. the filthiest
  111. THE FILTHIEST
  112. CHASE
  113. 47. endgame
  114. ENDGAME
  115. BAILEY
  116. 48. find out
  117. FIND OUT
  118. CHASE
  119. 49. Extra Lucky
  120. EXTRA LUCKY
  121. 50. game day
  122. GAME DAY
  123. 51. bad blood
  124. BAD BLOOD
  125. CHASE
  126. 52. own me
  127. OWN ME
  128. CHASE
  129. 53. can’t have both
  130. CAN’T HAVE BOTH
  131. 54. 24 hours
  132. 24 HOURS
  133. BAILEY
  134. 55. 48 hours
  135. 48 HOURS
  136. BAILEY
  137. CHASE
  138. 56. the blast zone
  139. THE BLAST ZONE
  140. BAILEY
  141. 57. the reason
  142. THE REASON
  143. CHASE
  144. 58. as I am
  145. AS I AM
  146. 59. for you
  147. FOR YOU
  148. 60. easy love
  149. EASY LOVE
  150. CHASE
  151. 61. the moon
  152. THE MOON
  153. EPILOGUE
  154. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  155. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  156. ALSO BY AVERY KEELAN

“Yes.” A warm tear escaped and traveled down my cheek. I sniffled, wiping it away with the back of my hand. “Of course I will.”

He slipped the ring onto my left ring finger, and only then did I notice his hands were trembling. Cupping my face, he leaned in and kissed me like I had never, ever been kissed before. It was gentle but firm, asking but claiming, a promise of forever.

We pulled apart, and he rested his forehead on mine, dragging his thumb along my jawline. My heart was speeding, violating some law of nature. Time stopped, like a flashbulb moment I’d remember forever.

“I’m so fucking pumped,” he said. “I can’t wait to marry you.”

“Won’t that make me a Carter, though?” I teased.

“You’ll always be my James.” He heaved a heavy sigh, and his posture relaxed, his broad hands still wrapped around my waist.

“Were you nervous?” I whispered.

Chase’s lips tugged into a half smile, his dark eyes holding mine. “Little bit. You’re my once in a lifetime.”

He was right. I never thought I’d find someone like him.

“You knew I’d say yes.”

“Yeah.” He broke into a full grin. “Like I’ve always said—we’re endgame.”

THE END

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To my husband, who is my Chase. Thank you for your unconditional support and for showing me what love really is.

To my sons, I adore you both and hope you never read this or any of my other books.

To both of my editors, Mel and Beth, I could not have done this without you. You are both not only incredibly talented, I am lucky to call you my friends. Thank you for being so understanding with me while I worked on this book during a difficult time in my life.

And to all my readers, especially those of you who jumped on the Carter-James ship while Offside was in the process of being written: thank you for loving my sweet, filthy-mouthed antagonizer as much as I do.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Avery Keelan is an award-winning author of sports romance and contemporary romance, a lifelong hockey fan, and a diehard coffee lover. She writes swoon-worthy happily ever afters with hot hockey heroes, snarky banter, and enough steam to fog up a mirror.

With undergraduate degrees in Commerce and Psychology, Avery specialized in government policy and legislation in a previous life. She lives in Canada with her husband and their two children, along with two spoiled rescue cats who like to sit on her keyboard at inopportune times.

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