A Chance With The Hockey Alpha Captain のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 141 - チャプター 150

Cullens pov The cold air from the rink followed us outside.My body was very tired. But it was not the bad kind of tiredness. It was that kind that came from pushing very hard and not stopping even when your lungs were already burning. Sweat was clinging to my skin under my hoodie. And my muscles? They felt very heavy. We had the second practice for today. And it had been really rough. Coach made us work so hard as if we were owing him money. Brian was walking right beside me. He was tapping on his phone the way that he used to every time we finished a game. He looked very relaxed for someone that had just been slammed into the boards twice. “You played like crap today,” he said casually.I scoffed. “Liar. You wish you had my speed.”He grinned. “Speed, yes. Aim? Questionable.”I shook my head. And then I reached for my water bottle. My throat was feeling very dry. And my chest was feeling way worse. Selena had been stuck inside my head all through the day. Every lap. Every hit

Selena’s pov The mall was loud.After I left Jake from coffee. I had come to the mall with Ava and Nia. Today I just wanted to be happy. Music played from hidden speakers. People were walking and passing us with their shopping bags and laughs and their busy faces. The smell of new things and sweet bread filled the air. Everything just felt very normal. I walked in the middle of Ava and Nia. My hands were inside the pockets of my jackets. Ava was saying something about shoes. Nia was already holding three shopping bags as if it didn’t mean anything. “Selena.” Ava said to me. And she nudged me with her elbow. “Are you even listening?”I blinked. “Huh?”She rolled her eyes at me so hard that I thought it was going to get stucked. “I’ve been talking about those boots for five minutes.”“Oh,” I said quickly. “They’re cute.”Nia laughed. “That’s all you’ve said since we got here.”I shrugged. “What do you want me to say?”“The truth.” Ava said. And then she stopped in front of a cloth

Selena’s pov I was sitting down just at the edge of my bed. I was looking directly at the floor. I was trying to calm my thoughts that were racing down. The shopping bags that we came back with. They were scattered everywhere. Half empty. And somehow half forgotten. I just wanted to tease him a little bit. Maybe just enough so that it would make him notice me. Maybe just a small spark of jealousy. But now… I wasn’t so sure.He wasn’t just annoyed.He wasn’t just jealous.He was hurt.I saw it in the way that his jaw was tight when he called my name out. The way that his hands were clenched as if he was trying to hold it back.the pauses. Even with the way that he was looking at me fast. I had gone too far.My stomach twisted as I swallowed.Did I want him to hate me? No.Did I want him to care? Maybe.But not like this.Not with that mix of anger and pain in his eyes.“Selena,” he said.His voice was low. Shaky.And it made my chest feel so tight. “Do you even know what you just

Cullen’s pov I couldn’t stop thinking about her.All day.Every lap. Every sprint. Every time Coach yelled my name—it all blurred.Because my head?Not on the rink.It was on Selena.Her laugh.That little sparkle in her eyes when she teased me.The smile she gave when she thought I wasn’t looking.I needed to see her.Like—needed needed.Gosh… I could not believe how much I was drooling over a girl. She knew just how to keep meInterested. And I loved it more than anything. Practice had been over like an hour ago. and I was still soaked in my sweat. My heart was pounding very loud. And it was not from drills. This mess between us?Yeah. It was eating me alive.I’d tried calling earlier. Phone died. Charger broken. Again. Classic.Brian had bright a new one for me. And Now that I finally had a working charger, I didn’t waste time.I called her.Straight to voicemail.I frowned. Hard.“Selena,” I muttered. “Please pick up.”I left a quick voice note. Messy. Rushed.“Hey… it’s me.

Cullen’s POVI didn’t sleep, not really. Maybe I did sleep, but you know that kind. The kind that always gets interrupted and you'll wake up just to smile and wish she was there with you. And right now, I am awake again. I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling, replaying everything over and over again like my brain didn’t trust the fact that it had actually happened.Selena, her laugh.... The way her fingers fit into mine like they’d been waiting there. The way she said I love you so quietly, like she was afraid the words might disappear if she said them too loud.I pressed my forearm over my eyes and let out a breath.God. This girl was driving me insane. I’d been with girls before, I mean a lot of them. Name it, dates, hookups, situationships that never meant anything past the moment. I’d never lost sleep over any of them.But this?This felt different in a way I couldn’t explain without sounding insane.My phone buzzed on the bed beside me and I didn't hesitate, I grabbed it inst