The Ice Queen's Comeback
I caught my boyfriend sleeping with my cousin/best friend. And three days later, I became the campus slut.
A single edited recording was all it took for everyone to turn against me. My boyfriend, my cousin, my teammates, even the aunt and uncle who raised me — they all believed the lies. Overnight, I lost my place on the hockey team, my scholarship, my reputation, and the only family I had left.
Cast out and humiliated, I transferred to a distant university with one goal: Start over.
I thought that leaving would end my nightmare but I was wrong.
My new team hates me. Their captain wants me gone. And my new coach, Vance Sterling, looks at me like I'm the last person he wants on his ice.
But hatred quickly turns into something neither of us can control. Stolen glances become secret touches, late-night practices become forbidden kisses. And before I realize it, I'm falling for the one man I can never have.
The problem is that if our relationship is exposed, we'll both lose everything.
Worse, the enemies who destroyed my life aren't finished with me yet. My jealous cousin. My cheating ex. A bitter rival determined to take my place. They're willing to lie, scheme, and destroy anyone who stands in their way, including the man I love.
Now I'm caught between the career I've spent my whole life building and a forbidden love that could cost me everything. And when a shocking secret from Vance's past collides with mine, I discover that the people who ruined our lives have been connected all along.
They thought they broke me.
Instead, they created something far more dangerous.
The Ice Queen is coming for her crown.
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Chapter: Chapter 8 - At the end, it's still me.Asya's POVThe headline on the local sports blog glared at me from my phone screen, the bright white light illuminating the dark corners of my dorm room before the sun had even risen.BLACKWOOD’S NEWEST STAR: A. VOLKOV MANEUVERS FLAWLESS WIN IN PRE-TOURNAMENT DEBUTBeneath the bold lettering was a high-resolution photograph of me from the Mountain View game, my back turned to the camera, showing only the crisp block letters of my jersey: A. VOLKOV. Because of my sudden, unrecorded transfer, the local media didn’t know my full story yet—they just knew a virtuoso when they saw one. But the writer hadn't held back.“...Volkov possesses a rare, elite vision that Blackwood hasn't seen in a decade,” the article read. “Frankly, if Coach Sterling wants a national trophy, he needs to pass the leadership torch. A. Volkov should be wearing the Captain’s 'C' instead of Saraya. Prediction: Blackwood goes undefeated if they build the system around their newest star.”A heavy, sick dread curled in
Last Updated: 2026-07-06
Chapter: Chapter 7 - First gameAsya's POVWe were 85 minutes into the road trip for our first official pre-tournament game against Mountain View College, and the air inside the bus was thick enough to choke on.I sat entirely alone in the very back row, my heavy equipment bag taking up the seat beside me like a defensive barrier."Chloe," Saraya’s voice carried easily over the rumble of the engine, loud, and dripping with performative sweetness. "Make sure you pass those protein bars down to the actual team members. We need to make sure our baseline chemistry is perfect for tonight. No room for dead weight or prima donnas who think they’re too good to sit with the rest of us."Chloe, the sophomore equipment manager, glanced back at me, her expression a mix of guilt and mild terror. She hesitated, holding a box of bars. "Um, shouldn't I give one to Anastasia? Coach said she’s centering the second line tonight."Saraya let out a harsh crack of laughter, tossing her tight dark ponytail over her shoulder. "Oh, don't bo
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Chapter: Chapter 6 - DisruptionAsya's POVThe steady, rhythmic hum of the Ice Den’s dehumidifiers filled the empty arena, punctuated by the crisp shhhk-shhhk of steel chewing through fresh ice. It was exactly ten minutes past five."Form up on the blue line!" I ordered, my voice echoing off the corrugated steel rafters. I blew a sharp blast on my whistle, skating backward toward the center circle. "If we’re going to counter a heavy forecheck in the pre-tournament, our transition speed needs to double. Maya—I mean, Chloe—watch your edge on the turn."The Blackwood girls hesitated for a fraction of a second, but the authoritative weight in my tone carried the muscle memory of a national captain. Slowly, reluctantly, they fell into line. A few of the younger freshmen actually leaned forward, their eyes locked on my skates, eager to absorb whatever tactical secrets had made me a headline name.Then, the heavy double doors of the rink swung open, banging loudly against the concrete walls.Saraya sauntered onto the ice,
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Chapter: Chapter 5 - A spot for the Ice queenAsya's POVThe walk back to my dorm was a blur of freezing air and suffocating silence. I kept my head down, pulling the collar of my canvas coat up to my chin, trying hard to not even breathe aloud. If I breathed too loudly, the reality of what had just happened in the rink would crash down on me. I tried to empty my mind, to not think at all, but the ghost of his touch was burned into my skin.The moment I reached my room, I shut the heavy wooden door, resting my back against it. Finally, I let out the ragged breath I had been holding since the ice den.My knees felt weak. I slid down the door, burying my face in my hands. I was completely stunned. For ten years, my life had been strictly about the puck, the ice, and the scoreboard. But closed up in that empty rink, the rules vanished. I couldn't stop thinking about the sudden, intense warmth of his body, how impossibly close he had been, and how dangerous he looked up close with his dark eyes searching mine. And his lips… they wer
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Chapter: Chapter 4 - Past VendettaVANCESeventeen years.For seventeen years, I had carried the rotting corpse of my hockey career in my chest, and the moment Anastasia Volkov walked into my rink, the stench of it nearly choked me.I knew her name long before her file ever landed on my desk. I knew her bloodline that she was related to the parasitic agents who had dropped me the literal second my knee shattered on the ice, locking away my endorsement revenue in ironclad clauses and leaving me completely broke. Because of them, I lost my fame, my fortune, and my fiancé — who walked out the moment the million-dollar checks stopped clearing — my chance at a family.Seeing her skate circles around my starters should have made me furious. It did make me furious. But watching the unyielding, defiant fire in her eyes as I tried to break her... damn it, it felt like looking into a twisted mirror of my twenty-two-year-old self.---By midnight, the walls of my apartment felt like they were closing in. My old injury was throbbi
Last Updated: 2026-06-23
Chapter: Chapter 3 - Hate at First SightASYAThe neon sign of the motel buzzed outside my window, casting a sickly pink glow across the cracked linoleum floor. I sat on the edge of the sagging mattress, surrounded by the three duffel bags that now contained my entire life. My hands shook as I unlocked my phone.One by one, I scrubbed them out. Every single teammate who had stood in that office and watched me drown. I exited the school’s group chats.But the internet was already a war zone. The anonymous tip had leaked to a local sports blog, and the comments were a cesspool. “Always knew the Ice Queen was a fraud.”“Seducing professors for grades, typical.” A few scattered fans tried to defend me, pointing out my undefeated record, but their voices were completely swallowed by the tsunami of hate.A single text popped up, breaking through the noise. It was Coach Miller, the head of our women's program.Coach Miller: Asya, I don’t believe a single word of this. I know who you are on and off that ice. I’m fighting the boar
Last Updated: 2026-06-23
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