Semua Bab Rejected and Claimed By The Alpha Hockey Stars : Bab 1 - Bab 5

Life doesn't have to be hard, especially for people like us with no family or relatives.A quick introduction isn't bad, is it?My name is Luna, and I'm just a girl trying to survive without parents after being chased away from the orphanage I grew up knowing as home.Surviving is my only choice while living in the city with no family. I scrape by with the tips of my fingernails, working until my neck refuses to move and my waist becomes stiff.When I discovered hockey, I thought practicing until I became the best player would help reduce my suffering—until I realized I would always sit on the bench while my teammates dribbled around each other on the field. The only thing I'm useful for is serving the players water when they're exhausted after playing, and sometimes I pack their sweaty clothes to take home and wash.Come on, that's not for free. Each of them pays me $10 for that, of course. What am I expecting? Just looking at them, I can tell they're nothing but spoiled brats.They

The day of the trip, they all refuse to sit beside me. I pretend not to care, inserting my earpieces and bowing my head until I feel a figure settle beside me.Of course, it's Cassie."Fool," she mutters just low enough for only me to hear, and I smile.The journey goes by in a blur with everyone chatting loudly. Cassie seems lost in her phone. I keep my head down, my heart pounding with excitement at the thought of meeting my role model.When we arrive at the hostel where we'll be staying, we're all assigned to our rooms.The room they give me isn't big, but it has everything I need. I drop my bag and move to go to the bathroom when I suddenly hear footsteps. Then, the sound of rushing water. Someone is already in the shower.My legs feel heavy, and I pray silently that it's just my imagination.I walk to the door and gently push it open, but before I can take in the scene, a strong palm covers my eyes. Fear rushes through me, my legs trembling as I freeze in place.Who the hell is t

Luna's POVThe first thing I see when I open my eyes is them.Dominic. Alex. Liam.Their faces flash through my mind, but it's not just their expressions from yesterday—it's the way Liam kissed me. The memory burns at the edges of my thoughts, unwelcome yet persistent. I shouldn't be thinking about it, but my lips still tingle with the phantom pressure of his.How come I can't seem to let go of the memory? Throughout last night, that's what kept looming through my mind, and this morning too.I wonder what prompted him to kiss me.I shake my head, trying to rid myself of the thoughts. It doesn't matter. None of this matters. I just need to move on.But I can't. I can't seem to forget about everything.Something holds me back, something I can't quite name. Fear? Uncertainty? Or maybe it's the fact that I saw my nails elongate yesterday, a part of my body shifting into something other than human. I touch my fingers now, half-expecting them to change again, but they look normal. For now.