LOGINRivenKael was standing outside my door when the taxi pulled up.I saw him before I got out, leaning against the wall beside my door with his hands in his pockets, looking entirely too comfortable for someone who had no business being here. He straightened when he saw me coming, and something crossed his face that I didn’t have the energy to analyze.I paid the driver, got out, and walked toward him.“What are you doing here?” I asked. “I thought you said you were leaving for Millbrook.” It came out flat. I intended flat.“I’m leaving this evening,” he said. “Not right now.” He shrugged one shoulder, easy and unbothered. “Thought I’d come see you before I go.”“You didn’t have to do that.”“I wanted to.”I stopped in front of him. Looked at his face. He was watching me with that expression — the one that gave too much away and not enough at the same time, the one I had decided I didn’t like and kept noticing anyway.“Where are you coming from?” he asked. His eyes moved over me briefly
RivenThe morning light felt too bright and too loud. I barely slept after what happened last night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw my own slick-covered fingers and heard the broken way I’d moaned Kael’s name while I came.I couldn’t ignore it anymore.I needed answers.I had a shower, pulled on a plain black hoodie, a face cap pulled low, and a black mask that covered most of my face. Being a known hockey player meant one wrong photo could end everything. I stared at myself in the mirror for a long second. I looked like I was about to rob a bank, not see a doctor. But I didn’t care. I just needed to know what the hell was happening to my body.The hospital I chose was small and private, on the other side of the city. I took a taxi instead of driving my own car. The whole ride I kept my head down, my heart hammering against my ribs.When I finally sat in the examination room, the doctor, who was a calm, middle-aged woman named Dr. Elara, looked at me over her glasses. She knew me
RivenThe taxi pulled up near the side entrance again. I paid the driver and stepped out into the cool night air, my legs still shaky from everything that had happened in the locker room.The moment I got out, May spotted me. She broke away from Kael and ran straight toward me, throwing her arms around my waist in a tight hug.“Thank you for coming,” Kael mouthed at me over her shoulder.I only nodded, forcing myself not to look at him for too long.May pulled back, beaming up at me with bright eyes. “I heard you’re leaving the city to go stay with Grandma?" I asked, trying to sound normal.“Yes,” she said, nodding. “And I actually want to take a picture with you before I leave. Can I? Pretty please? I need it as a souvenir. I want people to know that I know one of the best hockey players in the country. They would be so jealous,” she laughed, the sound light and genuine.I couldn’t help it — a real smile tugged at my lips this time. “Okay then. Let’s take as many pictures as you want
RivenMy legs felt unsteady as I hurried back through the corridor toward the stands. My heart was still racing, my skin too hot, and the inside of my underwear was a sticky, humiliating mess that made every step feel uncomfortable. I kept my head down, hood pulled low, praying no one would look at me too closely.When I reached the entrance to the seating area, I froze.The stands were emptying.People were already streaming out — chatting, laughing, pulling on jackets. The game had ended while I was gone. The final buzzer must have sounded during… everything that happened in the locker room.Shit.I whispered the word under my breath and scanned the rows desperately, hoping Dex would still be there. He had to be. He wouldn’t just leave without me, right?But when I finally reached our seats, they were empty.Dex was nowhere in sight.“Shit,” I muttered again, louder this time. I pulled out my phone with shaking hands. Please don’t tell me he’s left already.He should have waited. If
KaelRiven grunted, hips twitching forward into my hand despite himself. “Yes please… but… don’t bring my dick outside.”I raised a brow, amused. “Again? Do you have gold on your cock or what?”He sighed deeply, cheeks burning even darker. “Are you doing it or not?”I chuckled softly. “Sit over there.”I pointed to the long bench against the opposite wall. Riven hesitated only a second before obeying, walking over on shaky legs and dropping down onto the bench. He kept his thighs pressed tightly together, one hand still hovering protectively over his lap.I followed, crouching in front of him just like I had that first night in his apartment. The memory made my cock twitch again, even though I’d just come.“Lean back,” I told him gently. “Relax as much as you can.”He did, spine pressing against the wall behind the bench, eyes locked on me with that familiar mix of embarrassment and desperate need.I slid my hands up his thighs, feeling the tension in his muscles. When I reached the w
KaelRiven’s mouth was still warm and trembling against mine as he swallowed the last of what I’d given him. The kiss was messy, desperate, and completely unexpected. When he finally pulled back, his lips were shiny, cheeks flushed deep red, and his eyes looked shattered.I stayed leaning over him, one hand still braced on the locker beside his head, the other gently cupping his jaw. My breathing was finally starting to even out. The sharp, raging edge of the rut had dulled to a low, manageable hum. The overwhelming pull of his blood scent was still there, but it no longer felt like it was trying to rip me apart from the inside.Thank fuck.Riven stared up at me, voice small and shaky.“So… I guess I can leave now? My pheromones won’t be all over the place anymore?”I let out a slow breath and straightened up slightly, giving him a little more space while still keeping him gently pinned against the lockers. My thumb brushed over his lower lip, wiping away a trace of what he’d just alm







