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Falling Apart

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Jaxon POV

Sleeping last night was impossible. Every time Erin curled into me, I felt sick. Not physically, not in a way I could name, but in a way that settled low in my chest and stayed there. I kept my eyes shut and stayed still, pretending to be asleep, waiting for the weight of her to ease, for her to stop touching me. It never did.

I’m confused. Not about who I love. I love Erin. I’ve always loved her. That part hasn’t changed.

But the rest? I don’t know how the hell it happened. All I can come back to is that I was drunk, emotional, and not thinking straight. That’s all it was. That has to be all it was.

Still, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m losing Ryker. That whatever we had, however close we were, it’s falling apart in front of me. And I hate it. I hate that things are tense. I hate that I can’t fix it. I hate the way he looked at me last night like I’d ripped something out of him.

He was right, though. About Erin. About the fight. About how much she doesn’t help when I’m
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  • Slapshot Awakening   Taken Everything

    Ryker POVI grab his hand and pull it to me, curling his fingers around my cock. He freezes, breath hitching like I just short-circuited his entire brain. His eyes shoot to mine, wide and panicked.I lean in, voice barely more than a whisper, but raw. “Don’t you want to know how it feels? To have me coming undone from your touch?”His hand tightens, just slightly. Then he strokes. Once, slow, and hesitant. Like he’s testing the weight of the moment, of me. Like he’s terrified of what this means but he still can’t stop himself.My breath leaves my chest in a ragged exhale, and I close my eyes for half a second, savoring the feel of him, finally, finally...touching me.“Yeah,” I murmur, leaning my forehead to his. “Just like that.”He moves again, a little more pressure this time. Still uncertain, still rough around the edges, but more real because of it. Because it’s him. Because this isn’t about skill. It’s about surrender.He’s doing it, I guide him gently down, my hand sliding to hi

  • Slapshot Awakening   More

    Ryker POVHis breath comes faster, more erratic, and his hips jerk once into my hand.“You moan like that again,” I growl against the shell of his ear, “and I won’t be gentle.”He groans again anyway, right into my neck.That does it. I drop to my knees in front of him, shoving his jeans lower, yanking them down just enough. His cock bobs free, flushed and slick at the tip. My mouth waters just looking at him. I don’t tease. I don’t wait.I take him in, slow and steady, letting my tongue drag along the underside as I sink deep. His hands are instantly in my hair, clutching, trembling. A sharp inhale cuts through the air as I hollow my cheeks, setting a rhythm that has his knees locking tight and his jaw falling open above me.The noises he makes go straight to my spine. I want to devour them. Claim every broken sound he gives me like it means something. Like he’s not just letting this happen, but wanting it and needing it.I move faster, deeper, feeling him hit the back of my throat.

  • Slapshot Awakening   Taking It

    Ryker POVI shove him back, harder than I mean to, his shoulder slamming against the bathroom door.“You’re fucking jealous, Jaxon,” I snap, voice low and ragged. “Don’t pretend you’re not. You barge in here like you have a right to do this, like I owe you something. You’ve made it clear you don’t want me, so why the hell do you care what I do with Aiden?”“I don’t care,” he grits out, jaw clenched.“Bullshit,” I throw back, stepping toward him. “You care. You just don’t want to admit why.”He shakes his head, but I see it, the flicker of something beneath the surface. His hands are curled into fists, his chest rising fast.“You walk around with Erin like she’s all you want, like nothing happened between us. Like I imagined every fucking second,” I press, my voice getting harder, sharper. “You can say you don’t feel anything, but the way you looked when you saw me with him? That wasn’t nothing.”“Because it’s messed up, Ryker!” he snaps. “Because you keep doing this shit in front of e

  • Slapshot Awakening   Can't Ignore It

    Jaxon POVA woman I don’t recognize sits across from me. Blonde, bright smile, too much perfume. She leans forward with a drink in her hand, her eyes scanning me like I’m a challenge she’s already decided to win.“You’re Jaxon, right?” she asks, voice sweet like syrup.I nod but don’t look at her long.“You skated with Erin?” she presses, smile widening.Still do, I want to say, but the words stick.“Yeah,” I mutter.“You were amazing at Nationals,” she says, and I can tell it’s rehearsed. Like she practiced the compliment, like she’s used it before.“Thanks.”She shifts closer on the couch, like the proximity will change anything. I glance at her once, just to be polite, but I don’t engage. I don’t have the energy. Whatever interest she’s trying to spark in me just burns out before it even starts.Then I see them. Out of the corner of my eye, movement by the hallway draws my attention. Ryker’s hand rests lightly on Aiden’s lower back as he guides him toward the bathroom. Aiden’s lean

  • Slapshot Awakening   Jealous

    Jaxon POVRyker. He walks in like he owns the place, like he hasn’t been ignoring me all day, like we didn’t leave a mess of unspoken things sitting in the space between us. He doesn’t come in alone.Right behind him is the guy from the other night. The one I walked in on when Ryker was...My chest tightens. They move together like they’ve done this before. Like they’ve been doing it for years. Ryker is laughing at something Aiden says, head tilted slightly toward him, and Aiden’s hand is already on his back. Casual. Familiar. Like it belongs there.I don’t know what hits harder, seeing Ryker smile again or seeing someone else be the reason for it. Aiden leans in to whisper something, and Ryker smirks. Then, right there in the middle of the room, Aiden presses a kiss to the side of his neck.I freeze. It’s not even a long kiss. Not dramatic or messy or attention-seeking. Just... simple. Real. Like it’s not a secret.Ryker doesn’t stop it. He doesn’t even flinch. He tips his head a lit

  • Slapshot Awakening   Her Actions

    Jaxon POVI’ve tried calling Erin more times than I can count, but she’s ignored every call and message. It feels like the universe is forcing me to sit here alone with my thoughts, picking at every word Ryker said and coming up empty.What he told me doesn’t feel real. I can’t picture it, can’t make the memory fit in my head. But it explains this feeling, like something’s missing. Like I’ve lost something important, and maybe I have. He’s distant, and I know it’s because of me. Because I made it sound like he took advantage of me. And the worst part is, I don’t even know if I meant it or if I was just scared.I want to remember. I want to know if I meant what I said or if I was just running from it. From him. From myself.Even after that kiss in the hospital, I still can’t wrap my head around it. Ryker touching me, and me letting him? Wanting him to? My mind won’t show it to me. There’s a wall there I can’t climb.The entire day passes and neither Erin nor Ryker come home. Neither of

  • Slapshot Awakening   Tense

    Ryker POVHis hand is still near mine on the table, and for the first time in days, my chest doesn’t feel like it’s caving in.So I don’t pull away. I let the moment breathe. Let the silence sit. Let myself exist in this space where someone actually chooses me, not in secret, not behind closed doors, not in confusion or regret.Just chooses me, and for now, that might be enough. Aiden stays close after that, and I don’t push him away.He slides onto the stool beside me, shoulder brushing mine, his leg warm where it presses against mine under the table. The waiter comes over and Aiden orders two more drinks without even asking. One for me, one for him. I don’t argue, even though I have a full fucking bottle. I don’t want to think, don’t want to talk about what it means that he kissed me, at least not yet. I just want the burn in my chest to stop.We drink. Slowly at first. Then faster. Aiden doesn’t make a show of it, doesn’t try to get touchy or overcompensate now that we’re not prete

  • Slapshot Awakening   Not Hiding

    Ryker POVHis hand grips the back of my neck, firm but not rough, and before I can register what’s happening, his mouth is on mine. It’s not soft. It’s not subtle. It’s not hidden.He kisses me like it’s allowed. Like there’s nothing stopping him. Like we haven’t spent the years trading glances and avoiding it in front of everyone else.For a second, I don’t move. Not because I don’t want it, but because it doesn’t make sense. Aiden doesn’t kiss in public. He doesn’t touch. He doesn’t even stand close unless we’re alone. Whatever this thing is between us, it’s always been locked behind closed doors, quiet, secret, unspoken.But now? Now his lips are on mine, his body pressed close, his hand holding the back of my neck like he’s claiming me right in the middle of the bar.I pull back slightly, just enough to see his face. His eyes meet mine, steady and calm, like he’s already decided something and isn’t taking it back.“Aiden?” I say, confused, breath short.He just looks at me, unread

  • Slapshot Awakening   Losing Him

    Ryker POVWhen we get back, I help Jaxon inside. The second he’s steady on his feet, I turn to walk away.“So, what, we’re no longer friends?”His voice is low, quiet, like he already knows the answer and just needs to hear me say it.“Right now? No,” I say without turning around. “You saying you regret it, or that it was a mistake, that’s one thing. But acting like I took advantage of you? That’s fucked up.”I grab my jacket from the back of the chair. “I’m going out. If you need anything, message Erin.”And just like that, I’m gone. I don’t look back. He’s alive. He’ll live. So I don’t need to feel guilty that I’m done.I don’t drive. What’s the point? I’m not coming back sober. The walk is better anyway. It gives me time to stop feeling like I’m going to explode from everything I didn’t say.The bar is loud when I walk in, music pulsing just under the sound of voices. I spot the guys near the back, drinks already in hand, and they all look up when they see me.Lucas frowns, nudging

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