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Chapter 37 — Meeting Ivy's parents.
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2026-10-27 01:04:10
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THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 62 — The Dark Room
By nine o'clock, the storm had settled over the house.Rain hammered the windows in long, heavy bursts, and the wind pushed against the walls with a steady groan. Thunder rolled somewhere beyond the trees, and every few minutes the lamps flickered, dimmed, and held.Maddox had checked every window twice.He told himself it was a normal precaution. He locked the back door, closed the curtains in the living room, and set two flashlights and a box of candles on the kitchen counter. Freya, who was stretched across the sofa with her ankle propped on a cushion, watched him with a faint frown."You've checked that window three times," she said."Twice.""Three times."He didn't answer. He moved to the side table instead and switched on a second lamp, then a third. The living room glowed warm and bright, and some of the tightness in his chest eased.Freya's phone buzzed, and she read the screen. "Ivy," she said. "She wants proof of life.""Tell her you're alive."She typed a message. A reply
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 61 — Everything He Couldn't Say
Ivy's driver stopped outside the house a little after six. Ivy climbed out first, took Freya's bag, and walked her all the way to the front door, one hand hovering near her elbow in case the ankle gave way."Call me within the hour," she said. "If I don't hear from you, I'm coming back with everyone my family employs.""Ivy, it's one conversation.""That is exactly what worries me." She hugged her carefully, then glared at the car that had pulled up behind them. Maddox had followed in his own. "One hour, Freya."Then she left.The house was quiet. Draven's shoes weren't by the door, and his car wasn't in the driveway. Freya lowered herself onto the sofa and propped her foot on the coffee table while Maddox disappeared into the kitchen. She heard the freezer open and close. When he came back, he was carrying a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a dish towel."Hold still," he said, and knelt in front of her.He placed the peas against her ankle with careful hands. The cold made her gasp, and
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 60 — The Back Seat
The ranger post wrapped Freya's ankle properly and confirmed it was a sprain. By the time the class gathered beside the buses, the lecturer had heard the whole story and was frowning at her bandage."Keep that foot elevated for the entire ride," he told her. "Sit wherever you need to."Maddox boarded first and took the window seat in the second-to-last row, dropping his bag on the aisle seat to save it. He hadn't spoken to anyone since the water cooler. His eyes kept drifting toward the bench outside the ranger post, where Freya sat with her ankle propped and her phone gripped tightly in her hand.She had seen the photo. He hadn't needed to ask. He had watched her read the message from across the picnic area, and every muscle in his body had wanted to cross the distance between them.Cassie was still outside, talking to the lecturer and refilling her water bottle. For the moment, nobody was claiming the seat beside him.Then the bus shifted as someone climbed the steps.Freya came up
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 59 — No More Guessing
"How much did you hear?"Maddox's voice came out hoarse. Freya pushed herself away from the rock, keeping her weight on her good foot. "Enough."His face lost its colour. "Freya—""Don't." She held up a hand, and it trembled. "Don't say my name as if nothing happened."He closed his mouth. The wind pushed her hair across her face, and she pulled it back with a muddy hand, refusing to look away from him. Her ankle throbbed, her chest felt tight, and every thought in her head was loud."She has photos," she said. "Of the library. With my face in them.""Yes.""And she told you she'd show Draven.""Yes.""And that's why." Her voice cracked on the last word, and she hated it. "That's why you spoke to me the way you did. That's why you ordered me around, and refused to even look at me."Maddox dragged a hand down his face. "She told me I wasn't allowed to treat you well. If I did, she would send the photos to Draven and tell him you had thrown yourself at me. She'd twist it until you were
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 58 — What the Wind Carried
Maddox walked fast, hoping the distance would make Cassie give up.It didn't. Her heels crunched on the gravel behind him, and her voice followed him along the track and up onto the narrow path cut into the cliff. He ignored every word until the trees opened onto a small clearing at the end, where a wooden railing guarded the drop to the lake. A large boulder stood beside the path, and beyond it the wind pushed steadily across the open edge.He stopped and turned. "What do you want, Cassie?"She stopped in front of him, breathing hard, her expression sharp. "You know exactly what I want.""I really don't.""You defended her." Her voice rose. "Twice today. In front of our entire group. In front of the guide."Maddox pressed his tongue against his teeth. "I told you to stop provoking her. That's all I did.""That's not all you did. You trailed after her all morning, asking about plants you don't care about.""I asked her a question.""You asked her to speak to you. She refused, and then
THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN'S SECRET GIRL Chapter 57 — Off the Trail
Freya walked until the voices behind her faded. The picnic area disappeared around a bend in the trail, and the only sounds left were her footsteps and the wind moving through the branches. Good. This was exactly what she needed.She pulled out her phone and found no signal, which meant no messages from Ivy either. Ivy was either trusting her to cool off or busy glaring at Cassie. Probably both. The lunch break still had forty minutes left, so she slipped the phone into her bag and kept walking.Maddox had defended her. Twice. She pressed her lips together, because it changed nothing. He had spent weeks making her life miserable, and one decent moment at a picnic table didn't wipe that away. And the kiss…She shook her head hard. "No," she muttered. "We are not doing this today."A little further along, a wooden sign stood beside a narrow path that branched off the main trail. LAKE OVERLOOK — 300 METRES. Freya glanced back toward the picnic area, saw nobody watching, and turned onto t
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