MasukThere are only three things Zayden Mercer cares about: Winning. Protecting his younger brother. And never letting anyone discover what he really is. As captain of the Arctic Wolves, Zayden has built himself into UCLA’s perfect hockey prince. Disciplined. Untouchable. Admired. A lie held together by pressure, fear, and self-control. Then there’s Ronan Devereaux. The Northstars captain is everything Zayden despises—arrogant, beautiful, filthy rich, and born an S-class alpha without even trying. Wherever Ronan goes, attention follows. Omegas fall at his feet. Coaches worship him. And worst of all? Ronan enjoys breaking Zayden apart. When Ronan discovers Zayden’s twisted secret obsession, their rivalry turns into something darker. More intimate. More dangerous. Because Ronan doesn’t expose him, he keeps him. What starts as blackmail spirals into a brutal game of control, humiliation, obsession, and desire neither of them can escape. And somewhere between the fights, the blood, and the lies, Zayden realizes the person ruining his life may also be the only one who truly sees him.
Lihat lebih banyakZayden Mercer
The scent hits my nose the moment I step into the villa. The luxury holiday cottage which the school had prepared for our hockey teams as we competed with Worcester’s Polar Titans.
I marched into the house. There in the central living room, Ronan Devereux was sprawled on a sofa, trousers and underwear pooled around his ankles, legs spread wide with his co*k visible for all to see. Between his thighs was a male omega, probably one of the offerings sent by teams hoping to poach him for the professional league next season.
Behind him was a female omega, her lips on his neck, palm moving around his chest and playing with his nipples. Absolutely shameless.
Ronan opened his eyes as the male omega took in the cap of his massive cock. I hate to admit it, but yes, his co*k is massive. The very reasons those poor things trip over themselves to ride him, despite the generally acknowledged fact that he's an asshole who never spends more than a month with the same omega.
He moaned loudly, and winked at me. Loud, deliberate, obscene. Rage bubbled in my veins, teeth giving off grating sounds. That bastard. One day I'm gonna kill him.
His eyes were still fixed on me as he pushed the omega down to take more of his length. The poor thing's mouth was stretched to its absolute limit, saliva dripping down steadily, throat engorged, eyes red with tears, slight gagging sounds seeping out. But the beast before me was absolutely merciless, pushing his head deeper and thrusting harder.
He wanted me to see, and lose it. Fight him here with the coaches hovering close by. So that my Arctic wolves will be closed down and absorbed into his Northstars. He's been a champion of one varsity team for the longest time, and is doing everything possible to force a merge. Not happening.
“Shameless! Can't you go up to your room, you despicable piece of trash? This is the common room!” When I finally found my voice, a string of curses followed.
“You can join us.” He moaned loudly again, biting his lips, intentionally trying to get a rise out of me. I inhaled deeply and walked past him, taking the stairs two at a time.
I didn't notice that my heart was pounding so hard against my ribcage till I got to my room. I placed a palm against my chest, a gasp spilling from my lips.
He always makes me so angry. I never thought I would still hate him this much even after all these years.
At this rate, I might get a heart attack. I rushed to my laptop and unlocked it after a three factor authentication, and navigated to my secret cloud storage.
There she was, my pretty Liora Hunt. The goddess of my heart and the leader of the debate club. An absolute beauty with brains. I've not confessed yet because I once heard her say she didn't intend to date till year 3. But I'm willing to wait.
A picture of her in a cream colored sheer night gown which I stole from her gallery greeted me on the screen. A smile spread on my face and I moved to the next picture. Here she was wearing a yellow swim suit which was a bit too small for her curvy frame. My absolute favorite.
I drew in a ragged breath, my hands slipping beneath my shorts. I pulled the blanket over my body with the other hand, teeth on my lips, trying to hold back my moans as I stroked myself beneath the sheets.
My eyes drifted shut, memories of her beautiful smile playing on my mind, my safe haven. ‘Liora, I want you so much it hurts.’
Time moved fast under my intense strokes. The picture of Liora before me warped into Ronan's annoying smug grin. Then the earlier memory of his cock stretching the male Omega's mouth.
A low cry escaped my lips and I found myself spasming, losing all control as I came all over my hands and thighs.
I gasped and collapsed against the bed. What was that? Why did memories of that bastard make me cum?
Disgust tightened around my intestines and I felt my skin crawl with revulsion, bile rising to my throat.
A soft knock on the door pulled my attention back. I hurried to exit the file and erase all traces, securely locking my laptop.
“Come in.” I carefully adjusted the blanket, using my laptop to shield the mess.
Jace, my team member, popped his head in. “Captain, the coach is calling us to assemble downstairs. It appears to be an emergency.”
I nodded, and cleared my throat. Thankfully, my traitorous heartbeat had settled.
“I will be there.” My voice was steady. Perfect.
The moment he left, I hurried out of the bed and threw the blanket off. My hands reached for the tissue, hurriedly wiping off the mess. Not enough, I need to wash up. Leave no traces.
****
The coach was already downstairs. I was the last to join. Even Devereux sat waiting, legs sprawled, arms folded like he owned the place.
“Good game,” the coach said, grin sharp as he looked between me and Ronan. “You brought UCLA the gold. Proud of both teams.”
He exhaled, voice dropping. “Party’s canceled. We’re flying back now. Sponsors will make it up later. Grades and league screening results drop tomorrow. Anything under a 3.5 and you’re off the roster. Hockey matters, but academics matter more. That’s the legacy of ice.”
I rolled my eyes. Same lecture, different rink. I tuned him out.
“Mercer!”
I snapped to attention. “I’m listening.”
The coach’s stare said he didn’t buy it, but he moved on. “You two run rival teams. But you’re still UCLA. When it’s us against the world, you put the pettiness aside. Wins mean better sponsors, better gear, better future. Don’t let personal shit burn it all down. Unity. Excellence. Remember that.”
“Arctic Wolves and Northstars. Equal weight. Keep the standard up.”
The entrance opens, and a staff member walks in. “Coach, the bus is ready to take them to the airport.”
“Alright, boys. Go pack up your shit. The porters will be waiting to help you with the haul.”
I stood up to leave, my shoulder bumped into Ronan who stood up the same time. I hiss and push him aside. He replied with a foot before me, nearly causing me to fall face first.
Luckily, I grabbed the sofa, steadying myself. I turn to him, eyes dark with hatred. The coach's gaze was trained on us, so I forced the bitterness in my chest down, and exhaled a slow breath.
Just you wait, you bastard.
I hope my grades smashed his this semester. One day, I will shove his head into the ground and force him to eat dirt
RONANShit. They really came.This idiot had wasted so much time that the task force arrived before anything could be settled.My gaze shifted toward the entrance.Liora stood behind the officers, her eyes glittering with vicious anticipation, the corners of her lips barely restrained from curling upward.So this was her true face.It must have been exhausting pretending to be the weak, harmless little omega around Zayden all these years.“You dare come into UCLA and beat up our students? How dare you?”I ran my tongue over my lips before letting out a slow breath.Settling this wasn't going to be anywhere near as simple as before.My fingers moved across my phone almost instinctively. I typed out a quick message and pressed send.Before I could think of a way to calm the situation, Zayden's brat stepped forward with both hands buried lazily inside his pockets.His posture remained relaxed, almost provokingly so.He looked directly at the task force leader.“Your students here are inc
KAELI lunged at him without the slightest hesitation, my eyes burning with barely restrained fury.Sure, he was an A-Class Alpha.An athlete whose body had been tempered by years of extreme sports, hockey drills, and relentless gymnastics.But I wasn't that easy to put down either.He deflected my first punch with his palm.The second buried itself deep into his upper abdomen, driving the air straight out of his lungs.His breath hitched violently as his body folded ever so slightly, boots scraping across the floor while he staggered back several steps.Damon's expression darkened.A thicker wave of Alpha pheromones burst from him, the pressure in the room increasing as his eyes flashed with dangerous intent.He threw another punch.I slipped to the side just in time. The fist cut through empty air.Before he could recover, I rammed my shoulder into his abdomen with every ounce of momentum behind it.The impact sent him crashing onto the floor.His fist finally clipped my face on the
RONANMy earbuds were plugged into my ears as I sat inside the car, attending a video conference with my private investigator.A secret one.Since Hank's team couldn't handle it, looking elsewhere might prove more useful.I've always been suspicious by nature.Trusting my instincts had been the very thing that carried me through the worst situations life had thrown at me.And this time, my instincts kept telling me that not finding any bugs was far stranger than actually finding them.Hank had been with me for as long as I could remember.Doing this behind his back might seem unfair.But this was exactly who I was.I trusted no one completely."Mister Devereaux, after checking the dashcam footage from the bus parked overnight inside the Sports Complex, someone really did enter the hockey arena thirty minutes before you arrived with your team."I slowly let out the breath I'd been holding.How did that person know I intended to sweep the hockey building for possible espionage devices?
KAELI've never seen Damon before.Physically, at least. Not up close.So I pulled out my phone and took a longer look at the picture Jay had sent me.Damon Felton. Number Nine. Left defenseman of the Northstars.Huh. Very well then.He wasn't in the Business Faculty.He belonged to the Engineering Division.Just as I was about to slip my phone back into my pocket, it buzzed again.Another message from Jay: Informant says he just entered the Sports Complex's hockey rink for solo practice before the rest of his team arrives for evening training.The corners of my lips slowly curled upward.A wave of disdain rolled through me, impossible to suppress even if I'd wanted to.He really was working far too hard.I've met his type before.The kind who couldn't stand watching someone they considered unworthy outperform them.Jealousy, it always began there. Then came resentment.And before long, they were willing to do the unthinkable just to drag the other person back down.It seemed heaven a
ZAYDENMy jaw locked. The room turned stifling, air too thick to breathe, my heart hammering against my ribs like it wanted out. My thoughts frayed at the edges, vision swimming at the corners. Ronan’s eyes gleamed, vicious satisfaction naked in them. His hand slid up my spine, slow and deliberate
ZAYDENOne hour at the gym, and another ten minutes at the school sports facility did nothing to loosen the knots in both my shoulder muscles and chest. It felt like something heavy was crushing me from the inside.It didn’t matter. I had to shove it down and enter the rink. Today was the internal
ZAYDENAlthough the driver was moving the taxi as fast as he could, it felt like he wasn't moving fast enough. Tinkers corner. Goodness. How could my brother have fallen so deeply into the abyss without my notice? What kind of elder brother was I? I ran a finger through my hair and exhaled, fists
ZAYDENIt was seven twenty in the evening when the taxi dropped me before the luxury suburban building that was supposed to be home but had felt like a prison for the longest time. Gated community. Two-storey grey building. Manicured lawn. Outdoor backyard kitchen I never seemed to remember ever
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