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Jude Sinclair here, hockey player for the Bellevue Bullies and lover of all ladies. Hockey�s in my blood, and not to sound full of myself, but I�m good at it�really good. The draft is within my reach�it�s mine to take�but that�s not the only reason people know my name. They know me because of my way with women. They know the score, and I aim to please. I just tend to stay away from repeat performances. In other words, I don�t do relationships beyond my family and friends. I�m happy with life. However, I should warn you that my story and how I see it playing out is about to change due to a certain redhead on campus. She�s beautiful. Stunning. Breathtaking. She�s my game changer. *** He�s trouble from the moment I see him. I don�t know what I�m thinking, but from the moment I meet his gaze, I�m his. It�s a scary feeling. I�ve never trusted anyone outside my aunt and uncle�and even that took months. I didn�t have it easy growing up. My mom was usually strung out, and she didn�t give me a second thought. Drugs and the men who paid her were more important to her. It was horrible, but I�m stronger today. Because of my past, security is what I need most. Money assures me that I can take care of myself today, tomorrow, and next month. I don�t want to ever be hungry or go without again, so I work hard for every penny. Oh, by the way, I�m Claire Anderson. I�m a hard-studying sophomore at the University of Bellevue, dancer for the school dance team, and a burlesque dancer at a club, but that�s my secret. You may think you know how our story ends, but you have no clue. It�s not easy falling in love� or living happily ever after. At first it may seem so, but when is anything worth having ever won without a fight? Especially when you�re boarded by love.