Falling For The Alpha Hockey Player.
Cassie Monroe wants nothing more than to survive college, graduate as a medical student and prove to her aunt that she's not the monster everyone claimed she is. But all of that shatters the night she saves her best friend's brother and secret crush on ice, only to spark something terrifying and impossible.
Knox Black, captain of Bridgestone’s Icefang hockey team and heir to the Blackwood pack, has spent years searching for the mate who can save his cursed wolf. He never expects her to be human. Claiming her will cost her life. Rejecting her is killing him.
Cassie doesn't know that werewolves exist and doesn't understand why Knox glares at her with hatred one moment, then protects her with deadly ferocity the next. But the more she tries to stay away from him, the more fate pulls her back into his world and dark family secrets that can destroy them both.
This story is a heart-pounding college romance full of forbidden passion, fated mates, betrayal and a love strong enough to defy fate itself.
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Chapter: Chapter Eighty Knox's POV Lizzy's car finally disappears down the street, and I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.Thirty minutes. She kept me trapped in that parking lot for thirty fucking minutes.I check my phone. 11:15 pm.Cassie should be here by now. I told her to come tonight, and it's late enough that Maya would be asleep. But the parking lot is empty except for my car.I head inside, my stomach tight with unease. Maybe she's running late. Maybe she's being careful, taking a longer route to make sure no one sees her.I unlock the door and step inside. The house is silent. I check my phone again. No messages, no missed calls.Maybe I should text her. I pull up her contact and start typing.“Are you still coming? It's important we talk.”I hit send and wait. One minute. Two. Five. Nothing.The message doesn't even show as delivered.My chest tightens. I try calling instead.The phone doesn't ring. It goes straight to a recorded message. “The number you are trying to reach is not a
Last Updated: 2025-11-02
Chapter: Chapter Seventy Nine Cassie's POV I spend the rest of the day trying not to fall apart. After my encounter with Lizzy, I go through the motions. Attend my afternoon class, take notes I won't remember, nod when classmates ask if I'm okay.But inside, I'm unraveling.Knox ignored me. Turned his back and walked away like I was nothing.And tonight, I'm supposed to go to his place and pretend everything is fine. Pretend my chest doesn't ache every time I think about the way he looked at me and then left.“He'll explain,” I tell myself over and over. “There has to be a reason. He texted me, he wants to talk. Things will go back to normal.”But Lizzy's words won't leave me alone. What if she's right? What if Knox has been playing me from the start?No. I shake my head, forcing the thought away. Knox isn't like that. He's been nothing but good to me. Sweet. Protective.Yesterday, he defended me against my aunt. Took care of me, made me feel safe.That wasn't fake. It couldn't have been.By the time I get home,
Last Updated: 2025-11-02
Chapter: Chapter Seventy Eight Knox's POV I've been avoiding Cassie all day.Nyx keeps screaming at me to go to her. To find her between classes and pull her into my arms and tell her everything is going to be okay.But I can't. Because my father called this morning after whatever Lizzy had told him last night, and everything changed.I'm sitting in my car in the parking lot, gripping the steering wheel so hard my knuckles have gone white. The conversation replays in my head on an endless loop, each word cutting deeper than the last.“If you want to keep that human girl alive, you will stay away from her.”Warren's voice was cold, like he was discussing the weather instead of threatening to murder my mate.“Maya too. If I see you with that girl again, if I hear about you defending her, if you so much as look at her, I will kill them both. Your sister first, then the human.”My chest constricts at the memory. The casual way he said it, like killing Cassie and Maya was just another item on his to-do list.Alpha Warr
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter Seventy Seven Cassie's POVI spin around. Maya is standing behind me, backpack slung over one shoulder, concern written across her face.“Hey,” I manage, forcing a smile. “I thought you were sleeping in.”“I was, but then I saw your note and figured I'd find you between classes.” She studies my face. “You okay? You look like you just saw a ghost.”More like I just watched Knox Black avoid me like I'm contagious.“I'm fine. Just tired.” The lie comes automatically now. “Didn't sleep well.”“Mystery guy keeping you up late?” Maya teases, but there's something careful in her tone.If only she knew the mystery guy is her brother. The brother who just walked away from me without a word.“Something like that,” I mutter.We walk together toward the student center. Maya chats about her morning class and the test she'd been reading for last night, about the party next weekend. I nod and make appropriate sounds, but my mind is elsewhere.Why did Knox walk away? Is he avoiding me? Is this about whatever tha
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter Seventy Six Cassie's POV I barely sleep.Adrian's warning plays on repeat in my head all night. “Lizzy's more dangerous than you realize. Be careful. Watch your back.”When my alarm goes off at seven, I'm already awake, staring at the ceiling with gritty eyes and a headache building behind my temples.Maya is still asleep when I drag myself out of bed and into the bathroom. I look like hell— dark circles under my eyes, my face pale, hair a mess.I splash cold water on my face and try to pull myself together. I have classes today. Lab practicals. A normal Tuesday that requires me to act like my life isn't spiraling out of control.In the mirror, I can still see the faint mark on my cheek from where my aunt slapped me. It's barely visible now, but I know it's there. “Monster. Dangerous. You will hurt someone again.”I shake my head, pushing her voice away. I can't think about that right now. Can't fall apart before I've even left the apartment.I get dressed in jeans and a hoodie, pulling my bun
Last Updated: 2025-11-01
Chapter: Chapter Seventy Five Adrian's POV I've been staring at Cassie's contact on my phone for the past twenty minutes. My thumb hovers over the call button, then pulls back. Forward. Back again.This is stupid. I shouldn't call her. I should stay out of this mess, keep my head down, and let whatever happens happen.But every time I close my eyes, I see her face at that party. The confusion, the fear, the way she looked at me like she trusted me to keep her safe.And I handed her off to Maverick like she was someone else's problem, even though I know she wasn't my problem. I was the one who had drugged her after all. “Fuck,” I mutter, running a hand through my hair.My apartment is dark except for the glow of the city lights through the window. It's getting late, too late to be calling anyone, especially someone I barely know.But I can't shake this feeling. This gnawing guilt that's been eating at me since Lizzy stormed out of my place after I refused to help her anymore.Lizzy went to Alpha Warren today. I k
Last Updated: 2025-10-31
Ex-husband, I'm No Longer Your Substitute
For three years, I played the role of a dutiful wife to my husband, Williams, until I found out I was just a mere substitute for his first love— the woman he truly loved.
When she returned, he threw divorce papers at me as if I meant nothing. And when I refused to sign them, I was forced to donate my blood to his precious mistress, causing me to lose a child I never even knew I was carrying.
Shattered and broken, I walked away with one purpose— avenging the death of my unborn child.
He realised his mistake, but it was too late. I was no longer his substitute, but a future he'll never touch.
“You were right, Williams. I was a substitute you never deserved.”
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Chapter: chapter Nineteen Ava's POVThe car ride back to the villa was suffocating. Derek's knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel, his jaw clenched so tight I thought it might crack The silence between us was heavy, pressing down on my chest like a weight I couldn't shake off.I wanted to ask what Williams had meant by his question. What was Derek hiding? But the fury radiating off him was enough to keep my mouth shut. Every muscle in his body was tense. My mind kept replaying the scene at the dining table. The way Williams had started that question with such malice in his tone. The way Anderson had slammed his palm on the table to stop him from finishing. And the way Derek had frozen, his entire body trembling with rage.Whatever Williams was about to reveal, it was something deeply personal. Something painful enough to make Derek lose his composure for the first time since I'd met him.I stole a glance at him from the corner of my eye. His dark grey eyes were fixed on the road ahead as though
Last Updated: 2025-10-13
Chapter: Chapter Eighteen Derek's POV Rage blasted through me the moment Anderson mentioned my mother's locket. He knew how important it was to me. That was the only piece I had of my mother and I'd been searching for it for years, not knowing Anderson had it. And now? He was trying to use it to negotiate with me. I'd suspected that Anderson would negotiate, but not in this way. A smug smile tugged at the corners of my lips, masking the storm brewing within me. “You do know how to twist the knife, Anderson,” I said, smiling as though his words had no effect on me. The locket wasn't just jewellery. It carried a message that could shatter both my mother's legacy and the Lancasters' in it. However, it had a passcode that no one except a member of my mother's family knew. If Anderson had the locket, I couldn't trust him not to get the passcode. “That's why I'm still your father,” Anderson smirked at me. He was enjoying this so much, thinking he'd gotten me already. “What do you say, son?” He asked confident
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Chapter: Chapter Seventeen Ava's POV The air in the dining room shifted the moment Derek and I stepped in, his hand wrapped tightly around my waist. Heads turned, eyes widened, and mouths hung open in shock and disbelief. Williams, Mr. Anderson, Olivia, Wendy— Williams' mother. They all looked like they had seen a ghost.The silence that followed my appearance with Derek in the dining room was a vacuum. I curved my lips into a triumphant smile, even though my heart threatened to burst out of my chest. This family! I hated every member of it. I don't want to be around them. They were nothing but predators who looked for prey to feed on. William's face twisted with shock, rage and something else I couldn't quite place. Mr. Anderson’s shock was quickly masked with a blank expression. Typical of him. He was always like that— masking his expression. And Wendy? Her face became pale as if she was going to combust under the weight of her anger. Olivia’s face was a mixture of confusion, fury and shock. Perfect!
Last Updated: 2025-08-24
Chapter: Chapter Sixteen Ava's POV Three days later. I was getting ready for the family dinner Derek had spoken about three days ago, and I couldn't stop the nervousness creeping in. No one knew about my marriage to Derek yet. The video I'd posted on my page three days ago was still flying around, almost driving the public crazy as they kept inquiring about who I got married to. “We can stay back if you don't want to go,” Derek's voice cut through my haze of thoughts. He must have noticed how my fingers keep trembling around the strap of my heels. I had the feeling that this so-called family dinner wouldn't end well. I know what I had with Derek was just a contract marriage, but it still didn't change the fact that none of his family knew about me and our marriage. Who gets married without their families these days? My chest heaved as I inhaled deeply and sighed. I tilted my head up to meet his gaze, a small smile stretching on my lips. “It's all right. We should go,” my tone was soft and barely abov
Last Updated: 2025-08-20
Chapter: Chapter Fifteen Ava's POV The drive to Derek's villa was silent, though I couldn't stop thinking about his words earlier. A family dinner? I wasn't sure I was ready for that. But when he asked me, I couldn't turn him down for some unknown reason. I let out a long sigh and he glanced at me, his jaw tight. “I'm okay,” I said in a rush, shaking my head while my hands shot up in weak protest. A flicker of something unreadable crossed his features before he turned his gaze back to the road. My mind began to spiral with different thoughts, second-guessing my decision and doubting if I was doing the right thing. But I quickly pushed down every thought as the car moved into a huge estate. My breath caught as the tall gates opened to a wide driveway that curved like something out of a movie. When the car finally rolled to a stop and the door was opened for me to step out, my mouth parted in awe. The mansion before me was massive and breathtaking. It had wide glass windows that caught
Last Updated: 2025-08-18
Chapter: Chapter Fourteen Derek’s POV My assistant, Karen, had found out the anonymous poster was no one but Olivia. Olivia Thompson! My first instinct was to call her parents. I was going to ask them to keep their daughter on a leash before I made her regret ever setting foot back in Miami. But Ava had handled things in a way I'd not expected, surprising me. No petty forth and back talks, just a perfectly aimed strike. The video she posted online was now trending with people asking her who the lucky man was. No captions or explanations. Just a video of her showing off her diamond ring— revenge without a single word. My lips curled slowly into a sinister smirk as I lounged back on the couch, one leg crossed over the other, my fingers scrolling through the flood of comments. The public had forgotten they had dragged her name through the mud a few hours ago. Now, they were curious and dying to know what was happening in her life and who had put that ring on her finger.Perfect! I loved that Ava had a way
Last Updated: 2025-08-15
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