All Chapters of Chasing My Hockey Alpha : Chapter 81 - Chapter 84

Donald’s POVThe hotel room was quiet… just too quiet.I sat on the edge of the bed, leaning forward with my elbows on my knees, staring at my phone like it held answers I couldn’t get out of myself. Xenia’s name was right there on the screen, just one tap, and I’d be calling her and maybe she’d pick up, maybe she’d say something that would make all this mess in my head settle for a second.My thumb hovered over the screen, not touching it, not pulling away either.I locked the phone and tossed it beside me.I didn’t want to admit how pathetic it looked. Sitting here like some abandoned idiot waiting for someone who wasn’t even thinking about me. No messages, no calls, not even a short “Hey, did you get home?” Nothing.She didn’t care… she didn't!I’d shown up at our apartment days ago. I didn’t need anything I picked up, half the stuff wasn’t even needed. I just wanted her to react, to look at me, to ask me why I came, get mad, yell or something, anything at all.But she wasn’thome,

Lena’s POV The pounding in my head dragged me out of sleep like someone was knocking from the inside of my skull. Slow, steady and painful. I groaned, pressing my palm to my temple before my eyes even opened. My lashes fluttered, letting in blurred shapes, familiar shadows, and the faint glow of early morning light sneaking through the curtains.Griffin’s room.I didn’t need to sit up to recognize it, the scent gave it away first. That subtle mix of cedar, his cologne, and something warm that always made the place feel like a safe spot even when I didn’t want it to. The layout, the large window with the heavy curtains, the black chair pushed against the wall... all too familiar.I blinked a few more times, trying to shake the fog out of my head. My limbs felt heavy, almost like I’d run a marathon and then gotten hit by a car afterwards. I shifted slowly, dragging myself up into a sitting position, pushing my hair back with my hand.The mark on the back of my hand, clear enough to be