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16: The First Real Question

Autor: LisaWrites
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-10 00:01:05

~ Kaia ~

Ryker noticed before I did, which somehow didn't surprise me anymore.

"You're skating differently," he said, at the end of a drill that should have exhausted me the way every drill exhausted me. Instead I felt sharp. Fast. Barely winded.

"Is that a complaint?"

"An observation." He skated closer, arms crossed, studying me the way he had that first day, except the coldness behind it had shifted into something else. Something closer to focus. "You hesitated less today. Your first shot was
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    ~ Kaia ~The championship match against Falcon's Ridge arrived on a bitterly cold Saturday, the entire academy seemingly emptied into the arena stands, banners and painted faces filling every available seat."This is a lot of pressure," I admitted to Priya as we laced up, my hands slightly unsteady despite weeks of preparation."You've handled worse pressure than a hockey game," she pointed out. "Royal ballrooms, ancient prophecies, actual assassination attempts. This is just sports.""When you put it that way, it does sound less intimidating.""That's the spirit."---The game started fast, both teams clearly determined, the score shifting back and forth through the first period with neither side gaining significant advantage."They're good," Elias observed during our break, watching Falcon's Ridge with careful analytical attention. "Their defense adapts quickly to whatever offensive pattern we establish.""So we need to keep changing patterns," Ryker said. "Don't let them settle int

  • THE FOUR HOCKEY KINGS' FORBIDDEN MATE   57: Ashwood

    ~ Kaia ~The Ashwood captain introduced himself before warmups even began, skating over with a smirk that told me everything about his intentions before he'd said a single word."Blackwood," he said, tone dripping with false politeness. "I've heard a lot about you.""Good things, I hope," I said flatly, refusing to give him the reaction he clearly wanted."Depends who you ask." His smirk widened. "Personally, I think it's a shame the board caved to pressure. Hockey's meant to be played a certain way. Adding exceptions dilutes the entire sport.""I'm not an exception. I earned my spot fairly.""Sure you did." He skated closer, voice dropping slightly, meant only for me. "We'll see how fair that spot feels once the game actually starts."He skated off before I could respond, and I forced myself to breathe steadily, refusing to let his obvious attempt at intimidation actually work.---The game started aggressively, Ashwood's defense playing considerably rougher than standard regulations

  • THE FOUR HOCKEY KINGS' FORBIDDEN MATE   56: The Ashwood Ravens

    ~ Kaia ~The tournament schedule went up on the main board a week after my sisters' visit, and I found myself staring at it alongside half the team, adrenaline already building despite the game being nearly a month away."Regional Championship," Priya read aloud, tracing her finger down the bracket. "We're playing Ashwood Academy in the semifinal, if we get past Thornfield first.""Ashwood," Mason said, wincing. "Great.""What's wrong with Ashwood?""They're traditionalists. Old-school academy, still fighting the policy change on female players even after the board ruling. Word is their captain's been vocal about not wanting to play against a 'diversity exception,' whatever that means."Something cold settled in my stomach. "They mean me.""Probably," Mason admitted. "I wouldn't worry about it too much. Coach Dalton will handle it if it becomes an actual issue."I appreciated the reassurance, though the knot in my stomach didn't fully loosen.---Coach Dalton confirmed the concern lat

  • THE FOUR HOCKEY KINGS' FORBIDDEN MATE   55: The Blackwood Sisters

    ~ Kaia ~Seraphina called on a quiet Sunday afternoon, her voice carrying an unusual lightness that immediately caught my attention."I have news," she said. "I've decided to enroll at Crescent Moon. Late admission, given the circumstances, but the board approved it given everything our family's been through recently.""Sera, that's wonderful! When?""Next week, actually. I wanted to surprise you, but Elena convinced me you'd rather have advance warning than an actual surprise, given how much surprise this family's already handled recently.""Elena was right." I laughed, genuine happiness bubbling up. "I can't believe you're actually coming.""I want to be here. For you, mostly, but also for myself. I've spent years defining myself entirely around protecting your secret. I think it's time I built something more genuinely mine too.""What will you study?""Political strategy, actually. Given everything that's happened with Dacre, with the council, I've realized I have a genuine interes

  • THE FOUR HOCKEY KINGS' FORBIDDEN MATE   54: Rebuilding

    ~ Isolde ~The council formally stripped my father of his titles two weeks after Ashgrove, the announcement carrying none of the fanfare his engagement announcement had received months earlier — just a quiet notice posted alongside routine academy business, as though his entire life's ambition had been reduced to a footnote."How do you feel?" my mother asked, finding me reading the notice in the courtyard."Relieved, mostly. Though there's still something strange about watching your entire identity get rewritten in a single paragraph.""I understand that feeling better than most." She settled beside me on the bench. "I've been thinking about starting over somewhere new, actually. A smaller estate, away from all the political weight this family name still carries.""Would you want me to come with you?""Only if you want to. You're old enough now to choose your own path, Isolde. I don't intend to make decisions for you the way your father made them for both of us."I considered the que

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    ~ Kaia ~Coach Roland found me at the rink a week after everyone's return, carrying something unusual under one arm — an old, weathered book bound in dark leather, clearly ancient given the careful way he handled it."I think it's time," he said, setting the book down on the bench beside me, "that you actually learned to use what you are, instead of simply reacting to it whenever it surfaces unexpectedly.""What is this?""Phoenix training texts, passed down through your mother's family before the bloodline nearly went extinct. I've had it for years, waiting for the right moment to give it to you."I opened the book carefully, pages brittle but legible, filled with careful diagrams and instructions I didn't fully understand yet."Will you teach me? With this?""I'll try. I'm not a phoenix myself, obviously, so my understanding is limited to what your mother shared with me before she disappeared. But I think structured practice, even imperfect guidance, would serve you better than cont

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