All Chapters of Iced Hearts And Half Time Kisses [Hockey Romance]: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The winter morning in Stonebridge bit through every layer of clothing, a sharp, relentless cold that seemed to claw at the skin of anyone who was outside the winter morning. Skye Emerson trudged across the nearly deserted school grounds as she approached the school gate, her breath puffing out in small clouds that dissolved into the frosty air while she shivered from the cold. Her gloved hands clutched a well worn sketchpad, its edges frayed from months of constant use, while a thick wool scarf covered high around her neck, brushing against her chin. Her dark brown hair peeked out from beneath a knit beanie, strands catching the faint falling clouds as she moved. Most students hadn’t arrived yet. Her goal was simple, slip into inside unnoticed as a new student. She’s just another shadow in the halls of Stonebridge High. She’d only been at the school for a week, and so far, she’d managed to keep her head down, her presence barely registering among the cliques and chaos of high scho

The faint glow of the emergency lights still cast eerie shadows across the Stonebridge ice rink, sharpening the angles of Knox Callahan’s face as he stood mere feet from Skye Emerson. The dim illumination clung to the curve of his jaw, highlighting the tense set of his mouth. Skye swallowed hard, her heart pounding in her chest, not from fear, she told herself, but from the unsettling closeness of him in the near-darkness. The air was filled with the chill of the rink.Then he spoke.“Probably just a breaker,” Knox muttered, his voice low, his breath doing some strange things to her body as his voice cut through the silence. But then, he stepped past her, his shoulder brushing hers as he moved toward the maintenance door at the far end of the rink. The brief contact sent a jolt through her, and she instinctively tightened her grip on her sketchpad, still tucked under her arm. She hesitated, then pulled out her phone, flicking on the flashlight to walk through the murky darkness. The