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Chapter 8: After The Fire
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Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 22: Awake
Sierra I lay awake long after Asher was asleep.The house gave off a few small noises, ones you only hear when all is silent. Pipes settling. The soft tick of the clock in the hall. His breath was slow and even, solid and steady at my side.I lay on my back and watched the ceiling while rolling the beams of light outside the house from car headlights. How they held on. The way my skin was crawling hours later.Watching. Waiting.That feeling did not subside when the sun rose.Asher was the first to wake. I sensed it before I saw it, the change in atmosphere, as he somehow always seemed to be on when he was off just moments ago. He did not come right away. His hand remained on the couch cushion's edge between us, not touching me but close enough that I could feel the warmth.“You okay,” he asked softly.I nodded, although the answer was complicated. "Did you hear the car last night?"“Yes.”“Do you think it was him?”Asher did not respond at once. He slowly sat up and rubbed a hand ac
Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 21: Suspended
Sierra The chamber didn’t explode as I expected it to. Elder Mara sucked in a breath, her fragile hand fluttered to her chest. Councilor Hale made a scraping noise as he ruffled his seat, his avalanche grey eyes seemed to avoid us.Suspended.The word echoed in my mind, lifeless and tacky as a puck hitting the bunker. Suspended from leadership. From the team captaincy he'd earnedthe Frozen Cup qualifiers that could reshape our close-knit community.With practiced ease, Sebastian moved to the middle of the room, his bespoke suit was flawless and his motions purposeful.“I assure you,” he said smoothly, his tone as slick as fresh ice, “unity is my highest priority. We cannot afford instability with the season on the horizon. The qualifiers require concentration, not scattering.”One of the elders nodded—Elder Voss, his permanent squint and connections to Sebastian's wealthy donors. I wanted to talk. Asher squeezed my hand again. A silent reminder. Stay with me. Harlan, the eldest co
Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 20: The Enemy
Sierra.The sirens became louder, ripping through the night air like a warning. Red and blue light glowed in the windows of the house, shattered glass on the floor through the broken window. Asher didn’t release me as the first patrol car pulled in. His arms remained locked around my shoulders, and his chin rested on my head like the world might tear open again if he loosened up.“I'm here.” He said, quieter now. “I have you.”I nodded, even though I was still trembling. My side was pulsing where I had fallen. Each breath was so sharp, a nudge toward the gravity that had taken me. But I was standing. I was alive. He was holding me, and his warmth was the only thing that kept the cold away.Aiden was the first one out of his car. He was quick, his eyes flicking, his hand close to his gun. He decelerated when he spotted us, but his”？expression grew even colder as he slowed his pace when he saw us, but then turned into a snarl.“ Uh oh, these are not good signs! He glanced at the broken d
Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 19: The Bruise
Sierra The door would not budge for quite a long time nothing happened at all. The house seemed to hold its breath, walls tight around us, the air thick enough to suck on. Asher was leaning toward me, one hand extended back, fingers clasping mine like an anchor. He did not glance at me. His gaze remained on the door, his shoulders were squared, and his calm posture was as if he was prepared. Outside, Sebastian laughed once more, quieter now. Patient enough. He was more familiar with everything.“Still playing hero,” he said, his voice going straight through the wood. “I always liked that about you, Asher. It’s so consistent. It makes the fall more satisfying.”Asher did not answer. Objectively, he was a monolith of muscle and barely contained rage, but I could feel his heart pounding desperately at the very points where our skin touched. The door handle rotated slowly, then halting. The lock was holding, the deadbolt creaking under the stress of someone trying out the lock. Sebasti
Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 18: When The Lights Go Out
SIERRAThere was nothing about the howl that suggested distance.It sounded close.Close enough to make the hairs stand up on my arms, like the air around us had changed. Asher’s fingers immediately closed around mine, not in panic but as an ingrained instinct. Protective. Grounded.“We’re leaving,” he said, low and firm.There was another flicker of the hallway light, now some semblance of stability returned, but the feeling did not subside.The rink that minutes before had been so loud with life that you could taste it in the air now sounded “hollow.” Too quiet. Like everyone already left, even though we knew they hadn’t.We matched each other’s pace, without even thinking about it. Asher moved himself slightly in front of me as we walked, turning just enough to shield me should anything come from Straight Ahead.“Do you smell that?” I asked quietly.He nodded. “Yeah.”“What is it?”“Someone who doesn’t belong here.”I gripped his hand tighter.The emergency exit doors at the end of
Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Captain Chapter 17: Between The Noise
SIERRAThose few days after felt oddly soft, like the stillness after too long spent holding your breath.Nothing exploded. No visions slammed into me. No warnings, pack drama, whispered threats. Just quiet mornings and smiling evenings I went to sleep with.Asher would accompany me to class every day and not make a big deal out of it. Sometimes, he’d wait outside my lecture hall, leaning against the wall, with his phone in his hand, pretending he wasn’t counting the minutes. Sometimes he came late, hair still wet from practice, jacket half-zipped as if he’d just rushed in to seize me.“You don’t have to do this,” I said to him once.“I know,” he said easily . “I want to.”That simple sentence made something within me right.We dined together as long as we could. He grabbed food from my plate as though it were his own. I took sips of his drink to piss him off. When our knees collided under the table neither of us took a step back.There was no blaring from the happiness. There was ne
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