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CHAPTER 46: Final Practice

Author: Vee Okon
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-28 03:12:19

Jace’s POV

This was it, the final training before the Championship. Every stride, every swing of my stick had to count. My legs burned, my lungs begged for air, but I kept pushing, body moving with sharp, deliberate force as I slammed the puck forward.

“Go, Harrington! You’re on fire!” Coach’s voice thundered from the sidelines, and that rush of approval lit something hot in my chest.

I skated harder, Xavier and Leo flying at my sides like extensions of my own body. They set up a clean pass, quick and perfect, and I didn’t waste it. The puck snapped against my stick, and I drove it into the net with a crack that echoed off the boards.

The whistle shrieked. “That’s what I’m talking about!”

The rink buzzed with the sound of blades scraping ice, shouts bouncing off the glass, and sticks clashing as my teammates pounded approval. My chest rose and fell fast, sweat soaking my jersey, but I couldn’t stop. Wouldn’t stop. This wasn’t just a practice. It was the last rehearsal before the night
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