《Alpha Hockey Star's Forbidden Obsession 》全部章節：第 111 章 - 第 120 章

POV: ACEMy eyelids felt like they were coated in lead, scraping against my eyes as I forced them open.Everything was a blurry, out-of-focus mess of white light and shifting shadows. My skull was throbbing with a brutal, relentless rhythm, and my throat felt like I had been swallowing dry sand for a week. I blinked once, twice, trying to clear the haze out of my vision, and the very first thing I saw was Vine.The second my eyes cracked open, she just burst into tears.A choked sob escaped her throat, her shoulders instantly slumping as she buried her face in her hands. I lay there, completely paralyzed for a second, my brain trying to piece together the surroundings. The scent of sulfur and rotten iron was gone, replaced by the familiar, sharp smell of my own room.I looked her over as my vision finally stabilized. She was wearing my oversized gray t-shirt—the fabric swallowing her small frame entirely—which made me realize she had somehow managed to get me back to my personal house

POV: VINEThe silence in the bedroom was so thick I could hear the steady tick of the clock on the bedside table. I stared into Ace’s dark eyes, my heart hammering against my ribs as his words rang in my head."Why the sudden apology?" I asked softly, my voice barely a whisper in the dark room.Ace shrugged, a small, weary movement of his broad shoulders against the headboard, though his grip on my waist never loosened."It's been on my mind for a while now," he confessed, his gaze dropping to my lips for a second before meeting my eyes again. He let out a rough breath, the heat of it fanning over my cheek. "And... I need to explain the reason I said what I said to my dad back then. On the phone. When I called you a toy."My throat tightened at the memory, but I didn't pull away. I just listened."I swear I didn't mean it, Vine," he said, his voice dropping into a desperate, urgent register as he searched my face. "I just wanted to protect you. My dad... he sees everything as a threat

POV: ACEI watched Vine let go of my hand without a single second of hesitation, sprinting forward to pounce on some guy who had bleached hair and a body that looked so fucking fake.I stood there, completely frozen on the concrete walkway, my empty fingers still curled in the shape of hers. The air in my lungs turned to pure ash as I watched this stranger lift her an inch off the ground, his pale hands wrapping securely around the waist that had been pressed against my chest just an hour ago. I had to watch him touch her in the name of some pathetic, nostalgic reunion, laughing and smiling down at her like he owned the right to her space.Princess V.The nickname rang in my ears, sending a violent, toxic wave of adrenaline straight to my gut. Calling her petnames when that right was reserved for just him. For me. I was the only one allowed to call her tiger, or baby, or anything that meant she belonged under my roof. Just who the fuck was this fucker? He looked like a human billboard

POV: ACEBluey Monroe for hockey captain this season.I stood completely frozen in the doorway, my hand still clamped around the brass handle so tightly the metal groaned under the pressure. The linoleum floorboards beneath my boots felt like they were tilting wildly. The office smelled of old sweat, leather notebooks, and the faint, chemical scent of the athletic director’s cheap coffee, but all I could focus on was the roar of blood rushing behind my ears."Ah, Ace. Come in," Coach murmured, finally looking up from the stack of glossy transfer transcripts spread across his desk. He waved a dismissive hand toward the basketball coach, who had been leaning against the filing cabinet. "Give us the room, Frank. We need to handle a roster adjustment."Frank nodded, giving me a cautious, lingering look as he squeezed past my massive frame into the hallway, shutting the frosted glass door behind him with a soft, definitive click.I walked in fully, my heavy boots striking the floor with a

POV: VINEI stood by the recessed water fountains near the athletic wing, trying to process everything that had just happened in that empty classroom with Ace.My heart was still pounding fast against my ribs. My skin still felt warm where his thumbs had wiped my tears, and his desperate plea to let him prove how much he needed me kept echoing in my head. I felt dazed, my thoughts spinning between the guilt tied to my sister’s memory and the frightening shift in the way Ace had been looking at me.I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t notice the hallway slowly emptying around me. That’s why I gasped when a heavy shadow suddenly fell over me.Oh. It was Bluey."Hey, Princess," he said softly, leaning his shoulder against the tiled wall beside me. He wore that same familiar grin from our childhood, his blue eyes crinkling at the corners in a way that used to comfort me instantly.It felt nice to have him around once again. I couldn't emphasize more on how much I loved knowing that