All Chapters of Fake Dating The Alpha Hockey Player : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Kaidora's POVThe drive back to the apartment is suffocating. Zane keeps his eyes on the road, his jaw tight with tension that radiates through the bond I can't ignore. I feel everything he's feeling— guilt, worry, love, confusion— and it makes my own emotions impossible to untangle.The mark on my neck throbs with every heartbeat, a constant reminder of what we did. What I begged him to do. What the so-called heat made inevitable.I press my hand against it, and the touch sends electricity through the bond. Zane's fingers tighten on the steering wheel, and I realize he felt it too, felt my touch through our connection like I'd reached out and caressed him directly.This is what being bonded means. No privacy. No separation. Forever connected in ways I never wanted.“We need to talk about what happened,” Zane says quietly, breaking the silence that's stretched for miles.“Do we?” I keep my gaze fixed on the window, watching pack territory give way to neutral ground. “I think what happ

Kaidora's POVThe apartment feels suffocating after Amber leaves.Her words replay in my mind constantly, like she could smell what I've been trying to deny. That something fundamental is changing inside me. That I'm becoming something I don't understand.I pace the living room, my thoughts spiraling. The bond pulses quietly in my chest, connecting me to Zane even though he's across campus at training. Through it, I feel his focus, his physical exertion, his worry about me that he's trying to push down.The constant connection is maddening. No privacy. No separation. Just him, always there in the back of my mind.This is what being bonded means. And I hate it.No. That's not entirely true. Part of me— the traitorous part that's been growing stronger since the ceremony— doesn't hate it at all. That part reaches through the bond toward him, seeking comfort and connection.But the rest of me, the part that came here for revenge, feels trapped.I move to the window and stare out at the ca

Zane's POV “I couldn't wait anymore.” Her voice breaks again. “Every day I spend here, getting closer to your pack, falling for you when I shouldn't, it feels like betraying them. Like I'm forgetting why I came here.”Falling for you. The words pierce through everything else.“Kai,” I cup her face, making her meet my eyes. “You're not betraying your parents by loving me. And you're not forgetting them by wanting revenge.”“Aren't I?” She's crying again. “I let myself get bonded to a werewolf. I let myself feel things for you that I never should have felt. And now I don't know who I am anymore. Am I the girl seeking revenge? Or the mate who loves you despite everything?”“You're both.” I wipe tears from her cheeks. “You can love me and still need justice for your parents. Those things don't have to be mutually exclusive.”“They do when your father might be involved!” The words burst out before she can stop them.I freeze. “What?”“Elder Rian almost said it. Before you arrived, he star

Kaidora's POVWarren moves through the apartment like he owns it, his eyes taking in every detail while I stand frozen by the door.My heart hammers so hard I'm certain he can hear it. The bond with Zane pulses weakly in my chest— he's too far away, too focused on training to sense my panic. I'm alone with someone who knows my deepest secret.“Nice place,” Warren says casually, picking up a framed photo of Zane from the side table. “My stepbrother always did have good taste. Even if his judgment is questionable.”“What do you want, Warren?” I force the words out, trying to keep my voice from shaking.He sets the photo down and turns to face me fully. “I already told you. I want to talk about what you really are.”“I don't—”“Please.” He holds up a hand. “Don't insult my intelligence by denying it. I've known for weeks now. Maybe longer.”The admission hits me like a physical blow. Weeks. He's known for weeks and said nothing.“How?”.The question comes out barely above a whisper.“Your

Zane's POVThe address Summer texted me leads to an old diner on the outskirts of neutral territory— the kind of place where wolves from different packs can meet without raising eyebrows or questions.I park and sit in my car for a moment, staring at the old building. Every instinct screams this is a mistake. Summer hates me with a passion I've never fully understood, and asking her about anything, let alone something as sensitive as her mother's ring, is like walking into a trap blindfolded.But I need answers. And right now, Summer is the only lead I have.The bond pulses in my chest— Kaidora, still anxious from whatever happened while I was at training. I'd felt her panic spike earlier, sharp and sudden, before slowly settling into uneasy calm. When I reached out, she insisted everything was fine.I don't believe her. But I also can't deal with that right now, not when I'm about to face someone who's made it her life's mission to destroy me.I text Summer. “I'm here.”Her response