Cold aura

CHAPTER THREE

DAHLIA

Evans cocked his head. "I never knew you were that daft. Someone that hates you?"

" It's you that he hates," I wanted to say more, deny it, but I couldn't because I knew he was right.

Last time when I was in close proximity to Giveon, his scowl alone made me tuck in my tail and scurry away.

He was terrifying.

"Since you've become so delusional ...now I am pretty much glad to let you go." He laughed. "My goodness. Who wants to be with someone as delusional as you? I wish you the best then. Let's see how that works out."

It sounded like a dare. It sounded like a threat.

And I wasn't one to back down from it.

I narrowed my eyes, clenching my fists. "Let's see how that works out."

I repeated his words back to him, and then turned, leaving the gym.

Luckily for me, the players all had rooms in the Training facility so it was easier for me to locate Giveon's quarters.

It was quite bigger than the other players, because it was the Captain's quarters.

I knocked on the polished, glistening frame of the door.

"Come in," said that deep, yet smooth and velvet like voice that could lull hundreds of women into pulling aside their panties.

I had stayed at the Practice Hub many times. I could literally count how many ladies walked in and out of Giveon's quarters all the time.

But he kept it private though because he and the coach would usually get into an argument about how much of a distraction those ladies would be.

I opened the door and Dan was the first I saw by the ash couch to the left.

He sat casually observing a magazine, until I came in and he looked up.

"Dahlia?" His eyes widened in surprise.

Yeah, i would never have believed I would be standing here as well.

Inside the room of the man my ex hated so much.

If someone said that would happen a few days ago I would have thought the concept as ridiculous as if I were told the sun and the moon once collided a thousand years ago.

"What are you doing here?" He asked.

But I didn't look to him when he asked that. It was Giveon my eyes searched for.

And there he was nestled on the ash chair on the other end of the cream wall that was carefully painted with hockey legends and stars, and pucks.

All six something foot of him, and his menacing stare.

But his frightening glare didn't change the fact that I was staring at the most handsome man in the team.

The most capable and effective. And once before I had seen his torso and fully ripped abs during training at the gym.

It made my cheeks redden and I looked away immediately.

Evan had noticed that day and I had gotten a very harsh scolding.

And then I didn't know why, but he had laid me down, trying to rape me. I didn't know what had come over him, and we had a very big quarrel because that.

Evans just always lost his cool when Giveon was around.

Whereas Giveon on the other hand, just emanated a cold aura, a killer look, and an indifferent expression that could leave him on your thoughts for days.

"You must have a death wish coming into my room don't you?" That deep voice came again, making me snap back to reality and pulling my gaze away from his stomach region.

He had on a black sweatshirt and matching trousers.

"I need to talk to you ... Giveon." I was saying his name to him ...for the very first time.

"This is crazy. In a million years I would never have believed this," Dan exclaimed.

I didn't know why he was that excited. I wasn't having the best time of my life right now.

I was instead trying to save my life.

"Get out, Dan." Giveon said cooly.

" See y'all later." Dan stood, and when he came closer to me he whispered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to ruin things."

He walked away then, shutting the door behind him.

I had wanted to tell him he didn't damage anything, it was all Evan's fault, but the words couldn't step out of my mouth.

I was still weak.

My heart was still hurt.

"You must have a death wish coming here." He had black gloves on, and he stirred green tea in a brown ceramic cup, the steam whirling upwards and out into the air.

"What was Dan doing here?" I blurted out.

His sharp gaze on me made me want to squirm. "Making reports on a few things I'm interested in."

" That would include my relationship ... yeah?"

" I'm not interested in your relationship ... Dahlia."

Hearing my name from his mouth for the first time ... honestly ..it made my skin tingle with excitement.

My heart rate picked up. And my innards swirled joyfully.

gods. What was wrong with me?

"No? Then tell me what exactly Dan was reporting on?"