LOGINChase’s POVThe guts of Carmen Vega!She really got on my nerve.“Great one, Chase. You couldn’t get one manager that you could tolerate, and the first one you manage to accept, she starts to drive you nuts,” a voice in my head told me.I shook my head at myself as I made my way to Tiana’s office.I missed the moments when Carmen followed me around like a shadow. Now, it was as though she had gotten wings, and she just wanted to live by her own rules, instead of sticking to mine.If she wasn’t so nearly perfect, she would have lost her job with that.And what was that car fight about?It was now more difficult to have a conversation with Carmen, or even an argument. She was always so defensive, and she wouldn’t even let me say what I wanted to say. It was ironic that when she started working for me, she could barely shut me up. She did argue, but she never shut me up, but now, it had become the opposite.I could barely say a complete sentence in her presence, especially when she was
Carmen’s POVWhen I got outside, Chase was already done with his call and ready to leave, but Nora seemed to be hovering around him.“I was wondering…” she started saying, but as soon as she saw me, she stopped and said instead, “Oh, Carmen, are you done?”“Yes, I am,” I answered. “Have you posted what you captured in there?” I asked her.“Yes, I have,” she answered and I nodded.“Chase, are you ready to leave?” I asked Chase.“Yeah,” Chase answered.His attention was on his phone. I couldn’t tell if he was trying to avoid Nora’s flirting or also my presence, and it made me conclude again that Edna Jones had been wrong about what she saw.“Then, let’s go,” I said.We got into the car and the driver began to drive us back to the big league, and I started battling with how to tell Chase about Edna’s invitation. It was clearly a couple’s thing, and I really didn’t want Chase to get the wrong impression of anything.However, I knew that I would have to talk about it right now.After this
Carmen’s POVWe signed the contracts in front of the cameras, and Edna and I talked some more.“Excuse me, I have to take this,” Chase said when his phone rang.A tiny part of me wondered slightly if it was Tiana calling to keep track on what was going on, and if that was the reason he was so eager to go out and take her call, but I had to remind myself to not cross the line between professional and private.I had to try as much as I could to keep my eyes and heart away from Chase’s personal life, but hopefully, he would be able to talk to Tiana so that I wouldn’t have to deal with her anymore, or less.And that she wouldn’t ruin things for him.Edna and I continued talking, and after a while, we came to a conclusion to meet up over the weekend, right after the tournament.“The news is out already that Chase Maddox, popularly known as the Ice King, is our new brand ambassador, and in a few weeks, we will be launching our jersey line which will be anchored by Chase,” Edna told me. “Bef
Chase’s POVAfter I freshened up, Carmen and I went over to Edna Jones’s office. She had already scheduled the rest of my day, and so I knew that there was nothing to worry about.“Are you not telling Tiana that you are going to get your contract signed?” Carmen asked me, almost making me upset.“No, I am not,” I responded stiffly.As much as I wanted to address this and correct the impression, I didn’t because it just never felt like the right time, and she always sounded like she could not be convinced otherwise.When we arrived at Edna Jones’s, Carmen took control.“Hi, we are here to see Edna Jones. She is expecting us,” Carmen said to Edna’s personal assistant.Her eyes were already on me, and there was lust in them, but it wasn’t new. I was used to women wanting me and trying hard to get my attention, but that was the most of it.“It’s a pleasure to finally be meeting you in person, Ice King,” she said with awe and admiration.“He was at the event,” Carmen said, almost rolling
Chase’s POVThat wasn’t what I was expecting from Carmen at all, especially with the way she said it.“Right here and now?” I asked.“Yes,” she responded.Carmen went ahead to cross her hands around her chest, indicating that she wasn’t joking around. Again, there was something different about this Carmen Vega that had returned to work for me, but I just couldn’t place it.“I thought we were going to treat my swollen ankle first,” I said.“Yes, we will, but I am not going anywhere with you if we don’t get some things straightened out,” she responded.Oh well, we might as well get on with it.Carmen already thinks that there is something going on between Tiana and I, and I recalled trying to correct that impression, but she hadn’t let me, so maybe this was the chance I had. I was already disappointed and dejected that I would have to try so hard to convince a whole lot of people about the situation with Tiana.Beginning with my manager seemed like a pretty perfect start.“Alright then
Chase’s POVThe training began in earnest, but Sean Noble, even though a terrible player, decided to make everything unbearable for me.He was on the other team; for effective training, the team had to be split in two, and he happened to be on the other small team.Sean Noble took every opportunity he had to hit me with the stick. The first time seemed like a mistake, which I let slide even though he didn’t offer an apology. The second time had hit harder, almost getting to my knee even though I had my helmet on, and that was when I realized that he was doing it intentionally.I tried to avoid him, but it was almost impossible.The third time, he came for my ankle, and I could barely contain the pain.“Fuck!” I groaned in pain as I staggered to the ground.The initial two strikes had been hurtful, but I was able to contain the pain. However, it seemed as though Sean Noble wanted me to feel the pain well enough.“What happened?” Roger James asked.“Sean Noble obviously hit him!” Benja







