Falling For The Alpha Hockey Player. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Cassie's POV Hockey isn't my thing. It never has been. The hockey fans are screaming and cheering like the world depends on a stupid puck sliding across the ice. I should have been in the library, buried in one of my medical textbooks or romance novels. But no, Maya, my best friend has other plans. She drags me everywhere, and tonight, she has dragged me here to watch her brother's game. The noise in the arena is louder now. The lights are harsher. And for some reason, my pulse refuses to settle. Probably because I find the sound of blades scraping the ice and the sticks clashing very annoying. I lower myself in the second row seat beside Maya, desperate to disappear into the chaos. If Maya's elbow weren't jabbing into my side every time a player passes the puck into the net, I'd be invisible, like I always am. I tilt my head up and then I see him. Knox! My breath stutters, freezing in my chest. I blink once, twice, hoping it's a trick of the light. But it's not. He's really h

Cassie's POV My chest is still rising and falling, my wrist still tingling from where Knox touched me. I tell myself it's just adrenaline, just embarrassment running through my veins. But deep down, I know it's more than that. Something about him, about that moment on the ice wasn't normal. I push the door to my tiny apartment open, the hinges creaking as the light in my room flickers on. I've been able to escape Lizzy's trouble tonight, but I know her too well. She will keep stirring trouble for me, twisting what happened tonight until I become the villain for saving her boyfriend or ex boyfriend. Rumors say Knox dumped her, but she says she dumped him. It's not my business anyways, but she looks like an obsessed ex-girlfriend who's not willing to move on from Knox. She'd asked me to stay away from him. It isn't like I planned on staying close to him after tonight's humiliation. Maybe this is my chance to get over whatever admiration I've always had for him. I sink i

Knox's POV A sweet and warm scent slams into me like a punch to the chest. Familiar in a way that makes my wolf snarl with need, despite being weak. I do not need to look up before knowing she is here— Cassie. I found out that she is Maya's best friend last night. That should be more reason for me to stay away from her. She's off-limits and trouble. But my wolf wants her, to claim and protect her, especially after hearing that a wolf was sighted around the school last night. I couldn't stay still. I had to rush to her apartment this morning. But she wasn't there. I thought she'd been caught or harmed. The thought of her in another wolf's hands had my chest burning and my wolf thrashing to break free. I ran as fast as my legs could carry to the school, knowing that if she dies, I won't survive either. In all honesty, she's not my type of girl. She's withdrawn, anti-social and avoids the world like it's her enemy. She's not the kind of girl I go for, but my wolf doesn't give a damn

Cassie's POV The moment Knox storms out of the cafeteria, the noise blurs into the background. My pulse still races but I force out a sharp exhale through my nose. What does he think he is? A mini-god? “Seriously? Does your brother usually walk around thinking he's the second coming of Zeus?” I mutter, rolling my eyes at Maya. She bursts out laughing, nearly choking on her drink. Her laughter eases some of the tightness in my chest, but not all of it. “He's always like that. Thanks for saving him last night, Cassie. I hope you two get along,” she teases, her golden green eyes beaming with joy. I scoff because getting along with a proud jock like Knox is never going to happen. Does she even know that he humiliated me last night? My lips part to speak, to tell Maya that there's no way I will ever get along with her brother, but the words never come. Suddenly, the scent of smoke rushes into my nose, almost suffocating me. “Do they use charcoal now instead of a gas cooker?” I ask

Cassie's POV The first thing I feel is pain as my eyes peel open and a silver light comes to view immediately. The brightness of the light stings, causing my eyelids to squeeze shut again. My body doesn't feel like mine, every muscle in it is stiff, my limbs are heavy as if I've been buried under sand bags. My throat is raw and dry like I've not had a sip of water in several weeks. I draw in a faint breath, my chest heavy as if weighed down by stone. A cough escapes my throat, fragile and broken, but the sound is enough to stir whoever is slumped at my bedside. “Cassie?” The voice is hoarse, but I recognize it so well, even without seeing the owner yet. My eyes flutter open, slower this time. The ceiling comes into view first, strange but familiar, before my gaze moves towards the warm hand wrapped tightly around my wrist. “Oh, my God! You are really awake,” Maya jolts upright, her chair screeching against the floor as she palms her mouth. Then she practically thro