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Chapter 13 — First Caretaking
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2026-04-07 11:37:40
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Lucian POVThe first sign of the impending crisis is the heat. It is not the kind of heat I can simply skate off or ignore through sheer force of will. It starts low, deep beneath my skin, manifesting as a slow and steady warmth that shouldn't be there for another two weeks. I know my body better than I know anything else in this world because I have spent years tracking it, measuring every fluctuation, and controlling every impulse. This development is early, dangerously early.I tighten my grip on my stick until my knuckles turn white as I step onto the ice. The freezing arena air hits my face with a sharp, clean shock that should help clear my head. It doesn't. The warmth remains, spreading subtly through my limbs in a way that no one else would notice, yet I feel it in every second and every heartbeat. My collar brushes against my throat, and it burns. It is not a sensation of pain, but a terrifying sensitivity that makes every movement feel like a provocation. I adjust the fabric
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Lucian POVThe word refuses to leave me. It follows me out of the corridor, through the humid air of the locker room, and into the shower until it permeates everything I do.Yet.It isn't loud or demanding. It simply sits there in the back of my mind, waiting for the right moment to strike. I can feel it pulsing in rhythm with my heartbeat, a steady reminder of the shift I am trying so hard to ignore.I stay under the spray longer than I should, waiting until the heat fades into a dull, constant thrum against my skin. Steam fills the small stall until the edges of reality begin to blur into a white, suffocating haze. I brace my hands against the cold tile and let the water rush over the back of my neck, over my shoulders, and over the exact place where his hand had lingered just moments ago. My skin feels hypersensitive, as if the nerves are still firing from that singular point of contact, refusing to reset.I shut that memory down immediately.This is nothing but a power move. I tel
Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain (MM Romance) CHAPTER 15 — Twin Aces
Orion POVThe arena feels different tonight. It’s not louder than usual, not brighter, and not even more crowded, but something has shifted. I notice it the moment we step onto the ice as eyes follow us longer than they should. They aren't just looking at me; they are looking at us. Lucian skates beside me, quiet as always, his movements clean and controlled. If anyone is watching closely, they might think he’s calm, but he’s not. I can tell by the way his shoulders hold just a fraction too tight, by the way his breathing settles slower than it should, and by the way he avoids looking at me even when we line up. He’s still fighting it, which is good. That means he hasn’t learned how to hide it yet.“Stay sharp,” Coach says as we gather before the exhibition starts. His gaze lingers on us for a second longer than the others, which is neither subtle nor accidental. “Play your game,” he adds, but the way he says it makes it clear he doesn't mean the team. He means us.The puck drops for
Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain (MM Romance) CHAPTER 14 — Morning Denial
Lucian POVI wake up already angry, not the slow kind that builds, but the sharp, immediate kind that sits in your chest the moment your eyes open, like something went wrong before the day even started. It takes me exactly one second to remember why: the hallway, the water, how I didn’t argue. Worse, he way I leaned toward him. I sit up quickly, breath tight, as if I can shake it out of my system. Stupid. That’s the word that sticks, not weak, not careless, but stupid, because I knew better. I always know better. Orion Kael is not someone you lean toward. He’s the kind of man people circle, controlled, untouchable, precise, the kind who chooses. And I leaned into that like I forgot what he is. Like I forgot what I am. My jaw tightens. That ends today. I move through my routine with sharp, deliberate control, shower, dress, gear, everything in place, steady, without hesitation or distraction, without him. I don’t look in his direction when I leave the room. I don’t acknowledge his
Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain (MM Romance) Chapter 13 — First Caretaking
Orion POVMorning comes too early, and I know it the moment I open my eyes. The room is quiet but not peaceful. There is a weight in the air that wasn’t there yesterday, something unsettled, unfinished. Lucian is already awake; I don’t need to turn my head to confirm it. I can feel it. There’s a difference in the way he breathes when he sleeps, slow, even, almost too controlled. Right now, it’s sharp, alert, guarded. He’s pretending. Of course he is.Finally, I shift my gaze toward him. He’s sitting at the edge of his bed, back straight, shoulders tense, already dressed as if nothing happened last night. Like he didn’t lean into me, like he didn’t let me hold him still while his control slipped, like he didn’t need me. His posture is perfect.“You’re up early,” I say, my voice calm and neutral.He glances at me briefly, then looks away. “Couldn’t sleep.” A lie, not a complete one, but not the truth either. I sit up slowly, watching him. His movements are precise and careful, every mot
Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain (MM Romance) Chapter 12 — Night Tension
Lucian POVBy the time the exhibition ends, I'm running on pain and control, and both are starting to wear thin. We win, of course, Coach wanted proof that keeping Orion and me on the same line wasn't a mistake, and we gave it to him. Every shift too clean, every pass landing where it shouldn't be possible. By the third period, even the crowd reacted to it, not because they understood it, but because something about it felt off, too sharp, too precise.The locker room is loud after, with gear hitting benches, voices overlapping, and laughter and arguments over replayed moments that don't matter anymore. I sit at my stall and focus on my skates, untie, loosen, remove, simple things, things that don't involve him. My ribs ache more now that the adrenaline is gone, my shoulder feels tight, and my body feels too aware. Through all of it, I can feel Orion moving somewhere to my right, steady and constant, like a second rhythm I can't ignore. "Virek." I look up. Coach nods once. "Good work.
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