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Chapter 6

Author: Maureen
last update publish date: 2026-10-16 05:16:09

I was halfway across the courtyard when I heard someone calling my name from behind me. I knew exactly who it was, and I had no intention of stopping. It was already past 10.p.m, and all I wanted was to get back to my dorm, change into something comfortable, and finish the assignments waiting for me. I had wasted enough of my evening at the hockey game. I was not about to waste the rest of it dealing with Ryder Cole I told myself, quickening my pace toward the freshman quad. It is a game to him
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  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 6

    I was halfway across the courtyard when I heard someone calling my name from behind me. I knew exactly who it was, and I had no intention of stopping. It was already past 10.p.m, and all I wanted was to get back to my dorm, change into something comfortable, and finish the assignments waiting for me. I had wasted enough of my evening at the hockey game. I was not about to waste the rest of it dealing with Ryder Cole I told myself, quickening my pace toward the freshman quad. It is a game to him. He was just putting on a show.“Ava! Hey, Ava, wait up!”His voice rang out behind me, making my heart jump. I did not turn around. If anything, I walked faster. Ignore him. Keep walking. Maybe if I pretended not to hear him, he would get the message and go back to his adoring fans.“Ava, damn it, stop running!”Heavy footsteps pounded against the pavement behind me. He was catching up far too quickly, and before I could reach the library courtyard, a large, calloused hand closed around my wri

  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 5

    “He’s looking at you again!”A girl sitting two seats down from me in the front row grabbed her friend’s arm so tightly that her knuckles turned white. “Oh my God, Ryder is literally staring right at you!”“No, he’s not,” her friend gasped, frantically fluffing her bleached blonde hair and tugging at her low-cut top. “Is my lipstick smeared? Tell me I look cute!”I rolled my eyes, pressing my lips together as I clutched my canvas tote bag against my chest. Idiots. They actually thought he was looking at them. The truth was far worse. Ryder’s hazel eyes were not wandering across the front row. They were fixed on mine, and even with the thick plexiglass barrier between us, I could feel his stare. The arena was freezing, yet my skin felt strangely warm under his attention.I forced myself to look away, focusing on my worn canvas sneakers instead. It means nothing, I reminded myself. It is just a game to him. He looks at every girl on this campus like that. It is what arrogant, entitled j

  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 4: A SUSPICIOUS INVITATION

    The day after my cafeteria war with Ryder and his gang, I was buried deep in a microeconomics textbook in the quietest corner of the library, trying to get the image of his soaking-wet black T-shirt out of my head. I had spent the last twenty-four hours telling myself that he had probably forgotten about me by now and that my dramatic exit had bruised his fragile ego enough to make him stay away. Then the chair across from me scraped loudly against the floor. “Mind if I sit, sweetheart?” My head snapped up. Ryder stood there, dropping his heavy gym bag onto the chair beside him. He was not wearing his varsity jacket or a jersey today. Instead, he had on a dark grey hoodie that fit closely across his broad shoulders and dark denim that sat low on his hips. Somehow, he still managed to look annoyingly good for a Thursday afternoon. I dropped my highlighter onto the table and glared at him. “The entire library is empty, Cole. Find another table.” Instead of listening, Ryder p

  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 3: RYDER’S POV

    Water was still dripping off my chin, clinging to my jaw and soaking through the front of my black T-shirt, but I barely felt it. All I could feel was the hot irritation burning beneath my skin. "I have seen far more handsome men in my life who actually have manners, brains, and a personality that does not revolve around a hockey stick." Her voice kept echoing in my head, sharp and full of absolute disdain. Every girl at Frostbridge practically lost her mind whenever I walked past. They left notes in my locker, lingered outside my dorm, and practically tripped over themselves trying to catch my attention. And then there was Ava Bennett. A full-ride scholarship freshman carrying a bag full of textbooks and a lunch packed from home, looking at me like I was a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of her shoe. She had thrown water in my face. In front of the entire cafeteria. "Are you going to let her walk away, Ry?" I blinked, shaking the remaining droplets from my dark hai

  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 2

    By the time my morning lectures finally came to an end, my stomach was practically eating itself. I'd skipped breakfast in my rush to get across campus after the coffee disaster in the sport wing, and the only thing keeping me going was the Tupperware container sitting at the bottom of my bag. My mom had made her signature garlic-butter chicken and roasted vegetables that morning before I left home, packed everything neatly into my favorite container, and even slipped in a little sticky note that said, Study hard, my girl. Love you. At that point, that container wasn't just lunch anymore. It was the only thing standing between me and starvation. I clutched my bag like it contained something precious and headed straight for the main student canteen. The moment I pushed through the double doors, I was hit by a wave of noise and the heavy smell of French fries, grilled paninis, and whatever else people had decided to eat for lunch. I looked around for an empty table, but every single

  • HOTTER THAN ICE   Chapter 1

    Rule number one for surviving Frostbridge University on a full scholarship was simple: keep my head down, keep my GPA at 4.0, avoid the rich kids, and stay away from the campus gods and goddesses. So far, I was doing pretty well. I hadn't gotten into any trouble, hadn't missed a single assignment, and had managed to make it through most of my first week without doing anything embarrassing. Then I needed to use the bathroom. My shoulder was already aching from carrying three thick textbooks in my canvas tote, while my right hand was wrapped around an extra-large iced vanilla latte that I desperately needed after getting barely four hours of sleep. All I had to do was find the humanities building, use the bathroom, and get to my 9:00 a.m. Microeconomics lecture before the professor started taking attendance. It shouldn't have been difficult, but Frostbridge University was enormous, and whoever designed the campus clearly hadn't considered students who had absolutely no sense of d

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