All Chapters of A Rival for the Hockey Alpha : Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

Riven.(festival day)I had been waiting for Sky.I had sent a message to him, and I told him that I was already here, since he had asked that I inform him whenever I arrived.But it seemed like he was so engaged with the level three guys that he forgot that someone had an arrangement with him.Or he was probably somewhere receiving attention from one of those level three boys.Just the thought of it made my heart tighten in anger.I had decided to just go back home and relax. There was no way I was going to see him here. No possible way. Not with this crowd. And even if I saw him, I was certain I might probably see him doing something that might be worse than when I caught him with the Reds.I started heading back to the school.I wanted to call the driver who brought me here to take me back to the school, but I debated against it.I just decided to walk through the woods. It was way better, surging wolf speed through the woods, especially with my state of mind.A few minutes later,

Sky.The silence on the mountaintop was so heavy that I could hear the blood rushing through my ears.Riven looked at me. His eyes were wide and raw, like he had just ripped out a piece of his own chest and handed it to me. He had said it. He didn’t just like me. He loved me.Me—Skyler Gale. A guy who had blood on his hands. A guy who wasn’t supposed to be here. Anywhere near him.I felt a sharp pang in my chest. My heart didn't just beat; it drummed. For a second, I couldn't breathe. I wanted to look away, to crack a joke—anything so that this moment would pass—but I couldn't.“I love you.” That word. I hadn't heard it for a long time. A word that, the last time I heard it, was from the shaky, dying voice of my parents."Say something," Riven whispered. His voice was shaky, the most uncertain tone I had ever heard coming from him. He looked like he was waiting for a blow to land.I looked at him—like really looked at him. The moonlight caught the sharp line of his jaw and the softness

Sky.It was like the world had stopped spinning. The lights in the room felt like they were burning my eyes. Kill him? I was supposed to kill the guy who just told me he loved me?My mate. My…“What? I should—” I tried to ask. For the first time, I wanted to know why.“He’s vulnerable. He trusts you. It should be the easiest kill of your career,” the Supervisor added.I looked over at Alex. He was watching me closely, a small, knowing smirk on his face.Even if I wasn’t seeing myself, I knew that my face had been drained of color. I was white now.“Is there a problem, Sky?” the Director asked, his voice losing its warmth.I looked at the image of Riven on the screen. It was a photo of him at school, looking serious and strong. I could still feel the warmth from last night. I could still hear him whispering my name in the dark cold of that mountain. It had been just a few hours.“No,” I lied, my voice sounding like it belonged to someone else. “No problem at all. I’ll get it done.” My

Lara.Flashback continues…I stared at him, shocked. Alex was Skyler’s boyfriend? Okay, this was now making sense. He wasn't here because he wanted to just taint Riven’s image. He wasn't also here just for blackmail. He was here for a bargain."If he's your boyfriend, why don't you just tell him to stop?" I asked, trying to find my voice. "Why bring me into this?"Alex’s face turned stony. "Because if I tell him, he’ll fight me. Your Riven has seduced him to that point—to the point that he doesn't care about me anymore.But if you make things impossible for Riven—if you remind him of his duty, if you make him feel the weight of his father’s expectations—then he’ll pull away. Skyler won't have a choice but to come back to me.""And if I don't?" I challenged, though my voice was shaking.Alex leaned down, his face inches from mine. "If you don't, I’ll send these photos to the Alpha tonight. I’ll leak them to the whole pack. Riven will be exiled. You’ll be a laughingstock. And Skyler? He

Sky.The sound of the door slamming was the loudest thing I had ever heard. It echoed through the hallway, but it felt like it was echoing inside my skull.It was like I had just shut my breath out of my soul.I stood on the other side of that wood, my back pressed against it. My legs gave out, knees weak, and I slid down until I was sitting on the floor, my head buried in my knees."I'm sorry," I whispered into the empty room. "I'm so sorry, Riven."My chest felt like it was being ripped open by a dull blade. I had just destroyed the only good thing I had ever owned. The only thing that seemed to make me happy after years of dwelling in pain and silent melancholy.I had looked into the eyes of the guy I loved—the guy who looked at me like I was his entire world days ago—and I had called him a "fling." I had called him "boring."I wanted to throw up.Every word I had just said felt like a lie that burned my throat on the way out.When he kissed me, for one second, I almost gave up. I