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CHAPTER 88: Decorum!
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Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 88: Decorum!
His hands found my sides, fingers curling into the hem of my hoodie like he needed to anchor himself there. I gasped into his mouth, and that seemed to spur him on, because the next second he was pulling me closer—flush against him.I froze for a beat. The cold brick wall behind me met the heat of his body against mine, and it was overwhelming in the worst and best way. My brain stuttered. My hands, dumb and unsure, grabbed at his jacket, trying to keep up.His kisses weren’t soft.Far from it.They were hungry, pressed with purpose, like he was trying to say something without speaking at all. My lips parted beneath his, and I swear I forgot how to breathe properly.Captain’s hand slid up the side of my neck, thumb brushing under my jaw, and I shivered so hard I thought my knees would buckle.How the hell did I get here?We were in a public lot. Behind the rink. I still smelled like sweat and ice and sports tape. My heart was threatening to jackhammer its way out of my chest, and I co
Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 87: I Felt Him
I didn’t even realize how hard I was gripping the steering wheel until I parked in front of the ice rink and saw the faint imprint of my fingertips pressed white on my skin.Practice.I needed this.I slung my duffel bag over my shoulder, shoved the car door shut with a thud, and walked into the training center with the kind of purposeful stride that screamed don’t talk to me.Inside, the familiar sharp scent of ice, sweat, cheap soap, and some god-awful pine-scented deodorant wrapped around me like second skin.The freshman locker room was already loud—guys yelling over each other, someone slapping their skates on a bench, another smacking the back of a helmet for a joke that probably wasn’t even funny. There was the clatter of sticks, the zip of gear bags being opened, the wet slap of socks hitting the floor.I kept my head down and went straight to my usual spot in the corner.“Yo, Drew,” someone called out. I didn’t look up. Didn’t care who it was. I just gave a low grunt and star
Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 86: Three Years Of Waiting
ANDREW ~ “Richard Stone,” Mason said, leaning against the wall of my studio apartment, arms crossed like he’d been holding onto that name for days. I paused halfway through lacing up my shoes, one knee braced against the bench I dragged in from the corner. “Who?” “That’s the name,” he repeated, slower this time, like he was letting it settle in. “That’s the person who’ll lead us to the people responsible for your mother’s accident.” I blinked at him. “Richard Stone.” I tested the name in my head, hoping it would click somewhere. It didn’t. “Never heard of him.” “Yeah, you wouldn’t have,” Mason muttered. “He kept himself clean. No major records, no accidents under his name. But after I started digging… it led me right to him.” I exhaled slowly, brows pulling together. My fingers, still wrapped around my shoe laces, stilled as I leaned back and looked at him. “Mason… what are you talking about? I thought this was just a random guy who ran a light.” “That's what we all thought,”
Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 85: Am I Under Arrest?
The knock came like a goddamn hammer to my skull.Boom. Boom. Boom.I groaned, face buried in my pillow, eyes glued shut like my body was staging a protest against the morning. Whatever time it was, it was too fucking early.Another round of knocks.I didn’t even open my eyes. Just yelled, “Go the fuck away!”Didn’t work.Of course it didn’t.Because nothing ever did.I sat up, my hair sticking up in ten directions and my brain still fogged from that heavy, weird sleep that feels more like drowning than resting. My throat was dry, mouth sour. Everything ached.Barefoot, half-naked in just a pair of black boxers, I trudged to the door like a zombie freshly yanked from the grave. Whoever the hell thought it was a good idea to wake me up at—what?—7? 8? was about to get one hell of a verbal middle finger.I unlocked the bolt and swung the door open, ready to curse someone into another dimension.Instead, what I saw made the words die halfway in my throat.A man stood there. Early forties,
Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 84: But It Worked
I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t fucking sit still either. My head was spinning, my skin buzzing like I’d just walked through a goddamn thundercloud. That voice on the phone—it shouldn’t have meant anything. It was just a phone call. But no, my brain had to go full meltdown the second I heard “Richard Stone” said in that clipped, cold voice only cops ever fucking have. Richard Stone. Even thinking the name made my stomach turn. I hadn’t heard it in a while. Not unless it was court-related mail or my fucking landlord trying to be formal. Everyone else in my life called me Captain. It was easier that way. Cleaner. Safer. The old name carried too much. It was the name attached to things I’d buried, mistakes I’d made with people who should’ve never had that kind of power over me.Yeah, I had terrible friends growing up. Real charming assholes. The type that smiled at you while setting your shit on fire behind your back. Got me in trouble more times than I could count. Put me in situat
Breaking The Ice Between Us CHAPTER 83: Home
“Cap?” James asked, stepping up beside me, watching me like I’d just been electrocuted. “Wrong number,” I lied, slipping the phone back into my pocket. James squinted at me. “You look like you saw a ghost.” “I’ve had enough talking for one night.” He didn’t press. Just nodded, and we kept walking to the parking lot. But my mind wouldn’t shut the fuck up. That voice. That name. The fact they called me Richard like it was some courtroom roll call. I hadn’t been called by my full name in years. Not since—well. Since things went sideways. “Is everything okay?” James asked, pulling his jacket tighter around his shoulders as the breeze picked up. It wasn’t much of a question—more like a hesitant nudge, the kind someone gives when they know damn well something’s not right but aren’t sure how deep they’re allowed to dig. I blinked hard, straightened up, and pasted on a half-smile, the kind that doesn’t touch your eyes, and forced out a chuckle that tasted bitter. “Yeah,” I sai
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