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.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Thirty OneKnox's POVGarrett's fist connects with my ribs again and I hear something crack. Pain explodes through my side, sharp and immediate.I stumble backward, my hand instinctively pressing against the injury. Broken rib. Maybe two.The crowd's murmurs grow louder. No longer whispers of discomfort but audible concern.“He can't take much more.”“Someone should stop this.”“This isn't a trial. It's an execution.”I force myself upright, even though every breath sends pain through my chest. Blood drips from my split lip onto the arena floor.Garrett stands a few feet away, his expression torn between duty and mercy.“Knox.” His voice is gentle, the way you'd speak to someone dying. “Please. Yield. This doesn't have to continue.”“Yes, it does.” The words come out rasping and wet. “I haven't survived this long just to quit now.”“You're not quitting. You're being smart. There's a difference.”“To who?” I spit blood onto the stone. “To them?” I gesture vaguely at the crowd. “They've already de
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and ThirtyKnox's POVThe arena is carved from ancient stone. This is where pack justice happens, where challenges are fought and Alphas prove their worth.Where I'm about to fail in front of everyone who's ever believed in me.The stands are filling quickly. Wolves from every corner of the Blackwood Pack streaming in to witness the trials. To watch their future Alpha prove he can still lead.Or watch him fall.I stand at the entrance to the arena floor, Maverick beside me. The noise of the gathering crowd washes over me— voices, footsteps, the crackle of torches.“You don't have to do this,” Maverick says quietly. “We could leave. Right now. Just walk away before it starts.”“And go where?” I don't take my eyes off the arena. “Running won't change what I am. And it won't give me back what I've lost.”“No. But it would keep you alive.”“For how long?” I finally look at him. “Without Cassie, without the bond completed— I'm dying anyway. At least this way, I go out fighting. Prove I tried.”Maveri
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty NineKnox's POVI don't know what compels me to leave the pack territory. One moment I'm in my room, preparing mentally for the trials, trying to find some semblance of calm before I face the challenges that will likely end me.The next, I'm walking, moving without conscious thought. My feet carry me away from pack lands, toward Bridgestone.‘What are you doing?’ I ask myself. ‘The trials start in a few hours. You need to be here, to prepare.’But my body doesn't listen, just keeps walking, like something deeper than logic is pulling me forward.The mate bond. It has to be.I should turn back, return to the pack house and use these final hours to rest or train or do anything productive.Instead, I walk toward campus. Toward the place where Cassie is. Where she's been suffering because of my choices.I don't plan what I will say if I see her, don't have any explanations prepared. I just follow this overwhelming need to be near her one more time before everything ends.The edge of campus app
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Eight Cassie's POV Knox's expression crumbles in an instant. “Cassie—”“No. Don't do that. Don't shut me out again.” I grip his shirt tighter. “I deserve answers. Real answers. Not Maya telling me she can't explain. Not Adrian looking at me with pity. You. I need you to tell me what's happening between us.”His jaw tightens. “It's complicated.”“Then uncomplicate it.” My voice drips with frustration. “What does being your mate mean? Why does touching you make me feel whole? Why does staying away feel like dying?”“Because that's what the mate bond does.” His voice is tight. “It connects us, makes us need each other and makes separation unbearable.”“For how long? Forever?”“Yes.” The word is heavy as final. “The mate bond is for life, Cassie. Once it's complete— once we fully claim each other— we're bound forever. What I feel, you feel. My pain becomes your pain. My life becomes your life.”A cold shudder runs through me. Boyd to a werewolf forever? “And if we don't complete it? If we kee
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Seven Cassie's POVI don't remember leaving my last class. One moment I'm sitting in Advanced Anatomy, staring at diagrams of the circulatory system I can't focus on. The next, I'm walking across campus with no destination in mind.My body moves on its own. My legs carry me forward even though I don't know where I'm going.The pain in my chest has become background noise. Always there. Always pulling. A constant ache that won't let me forget.Today is supposed to be the day of Knox's trials. The day he faces challenges that might kill him.Maya left early this morning, saying she had to be at the pack. She didn't say why but I knew. She's going to watch her brother potentially die.And I'm here at Bridgestone, waiting. Always waiting.Students pass by, laughing and talking. Normal college life is happening around me while my world falls apart.I walk past the library, past the cafeteria, past the gardens where Maya first dragged me to watch Knox play hockey.That feels like a lifetime ago.
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Six Knox's POVThe training grounds are empty at this hour. Dawn has barely broken, most of the pack is still asleep which is exactly why I'm here.I don't want witnesses to my failure.Maverick stands across from me, his expression a mixture of determination and concern. He's been helping me train for the past three days, pushing and encouraging me, pretending I'm not getting worse instead of better.“Again,” he says. “Come at me again.”I force my body into a fighting stance. Every muscle protests. Without Nyx's strength flowing through me, everything is harder and slower. I lunge forward. Maverick sidesteps easily, his movement fluid and precise. My fist connects with air.“You're telegraphing,” he says. “I can see the punch coming before you throw it.”“I know.” Frustration bleeds into my voice. “I'm trying.”“Try harder.” His tone is sharp. “In the trials, your opponents won't go easy on you. They will exploit every weakness, every hesitation.”I try again, this time I'm faster. But
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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.”
Baca
Chapter: Chapter Twenty Derek's POV I couldn't sleep. William's words kept echoing in my head every now and then. That bastard knew exactly what he was doing, bringing up my condition in front of everyone like that. He wanted to plant doubt in Ava's mind, to make her question everything about our arrangement. To make her see me as less than a man. I downed another glass of whiskey, hoping the burn would distract me from the rage consuming me. However, it didn't help. Nothing ever did when it came to this. Hypogonadism! That single word had destroyed my entire childhood, and ripped my family apart. It had turned me into something Anderson could discard without a second thought.I was only seven years old when the diagnosis came. Seven fucking years old when the doctors told my mother that her son would never be normal. That I couldn't produce enough testosterone, and I might never father children.I still remembered the look on Anderson's face that day. The disgust. The disappointment. As if I'd somehow
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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