All Chapters of Falling For The Alpha Hockey Player. : Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Cassie's POVThe back room is small and dimly lit. The healer guides me inside, closing the door softly behind us. The walls are lined with shelves holding jars of herbs and strange liquids I don't recognize. Everything smells earthy and medicinal.“You will be safe here,” the woman says quietly. “Just stay quiet. Don't come out until they tell you it's safe.”Then she leaves, closing the door behind her, leaving me alone.My heart hammers against my ribs. The fear in Knox's eyes when he begged me to hide, I've never seen anyone look that terrified.What kind of father inspires that level of fear in his own son?I press my ear against the door, trying to hear what's happening in the other room. The voices are muffled but audible. I can hear every conversation Knox is having with his father. They mention future Alpha. Pack. The words don't make sense. What pack? What does that even mean?Then there's that word again about pack territory. Like... wolves? Is that what they mean? But tha

Knox's POV A strange silence falls between us. Behind me at the door, I can hear Maverick muttering curses under his breath. “Who is she, Knox? This mate you found but refused to claim?”“There is no one—”“DON'T LIE TO ME!” The Alpha command crashes through the room. I feel it trying to force submission, trying to make me answer. But without my wolf, the command doesn't work the same way. The compulsion is there but muted and easier to resist.“I'm not lying,” I say carefully. “There's no mate to claim. Not anymore.”It's technically true. Cassie doesn't know what she is to me. She hasn't accepted the bond. In the eyes of pack law, she doesn't exist as my mate.My father studies me for a long moment. I can see him trying to decide if I'm telling the truth.“If there's no mate,” he says finally, “then your wolf died for no reason. You threw away your most fundamental nature for nothing.”The accusation cuts deep because part of me wonders if he's right. If staying away from Cassie

Knox's POVThe council chamber is exactly as I remember it. Cold stone walls, a long table in the center, high-backed chairs where the elders sit in judgment. This is where pack law is enforced, where decisions that affect hundreds of lives are made. Where wolves who break the rules face consequences.Tonight, I'm the one being judged.I stand at the head of the table, my father seated to the right. The five pack elders occupy the remaining chairs, their expressions serious.I've known them my entire life, watched them make decisions. Now they're here to determine if I'm worthy of being the future Alpha.My body aches with exhaustion. The separation from Cassie is taking its toll faster than I expected. And without Nyx to buffer the pain, everything is sharper.My hands shake slightly. I clench them into fists, hiding the weakness.“Knox Black.” One of the elders speaks, his voice deep and authoritative. “You stand before this council to answer for the loss of your wolf. Do you under

Cassie's POVIt's been three days since Knox left for the pack. Three days of waiting for answers that never come, and questions Maya won't answer. Three days of slowly dying from the inside.The pain in my chest has returned. It started as a dull ache the first day. By the second, it was sharper and insistent. Now, on the third day, it's unbearable.I'm sitting on the bed, my hand pressed against my chest. It feels like my ribs are cracking, like something vital is being crushed.Maya says Knox will explain everything when he comes back. But when will that be? How long am I supposed to sit here suffering while he's at the pack doing… what? What is he even doing there?I need answers. I need to understand what's happening to my body, need to see Knox and demand he explain what being his mate actually means.I can't wait anymore. The decision solidifies as another wave of pain courses through me. I stand, ignoring the dizziness, and grab my jacket.“Cassie?” Maya appears in the doorway

Cassie's POVI don't remember leaving my last class. One moment I'm sitting in Advanced Anatomy, staring at diagrams of the circulatory system I can't focus on. The next, I'm walking across campus with no destination in mind.My body moves on its own. My legs carry me forward even though I don't know where I'm going.The pain in my chest has become background noise. Always there. Always pulling. A constant ache that won't let me forget.Today is supposed to be the day of Knox's trials. The day he faces challenges that might kill him.Maya left early this morning, saying she had to be at the pack. She didn't say why but I knew. She's going to watch her brother potentially die.And I'm here at Bridgestone, waiting. Always waiting.Students pass by, laughing and talking. Normal college life is happening around me while my world falls apart.I walk past the library, past the cafeteria, past the gardens where Maya first dragged me to watch Knox play hockey.That feels like a lifetime ago.