Semua Bab Falling for the Hot Alpha Hockey Star: Bab 51 - Bab 54

Skykar's POV I was trying to eat breakfast without dying of embarrassment, which was harder than it sounded when Mila was beside me grinning like a hyena who’d just spotted a particularly tasty rabbit. She didn’t even try to hide it.“You’re a mess,” she said, stabbing a piece of toast like it had personally offended her. “Your hair, your face… honestly, you’re lucky you don’t look like a crime scene.”I shot her a look that should’ve killed, but she just laughed. Typical Mila. She could reduce you to a pile of self-conscious rubble and somehow make it feel like a compliment.“I’m not a mess,” I said, but my voice lacked conviction. I pushed my scrambled eggs around my plate like they were secrets I didn’t want to share.“You were crying yesterday,” she said, bold as ever, chewing slowly. “ Big, ugly, weeping mess. And no one saw except me, which, congratulations, you’ve officially ruined the universe with your dramatic self-pity.”I froze, fork halfway to my mouth. I didn’t know whe

Skylar's POV “Why don’t you want to kiss me?” Jordan asked, quiet like he was asking for something small but it felt big.My mouth went dry. I should have lied. I should have said something easy. Instead, the truth left my lips before I could stop it.“Because I love Ryder,” I said. I said it like it was a fact, not a confession.Jordan didn’t snap. He wasn’t the dramatic type. He just blinked and sounded tired when he said, “You really mean that?”I nodded. “Yes.”He stayed with me a long second, holding my hand. Then he said, softer, “Just once. Let me show you.”My head had a million small alarms. Every training rule I’d learned burned bright in my mind. Don’t trust too fast. Don’t give them chances to hurt you. But his voice was patient and something in me cracked. I leaned in. We kissed.It was quick. It felt wrong and right at the same time. When we pulled back, my chest felt full and empty at once. And then I wanted to confirm it and leaned in for another kiss, his lips were s