Semua Bab Snowbound With The Hockey Star: Bab 1 - Bab 7

My wedding was only days away. After a really boring meeting about where to put table number eighteen, I decided to quickly check the wedding hall one last time.I didn't really need to. Everything, of course, looked perfect. Smooth silks hung everywhere, crystal lights sparkled like frozen stars, and the air smelled of expensive flowers.What was more perfect was the day because we're getting married on Christmas Eve which is only a couple of days away but just the Christmas cheer and the feeling of it all made it perfect.I went home after that and I expected it to be its usual quiet, empty self when I let myself in because Gary was at work and I know he'll be back quite late.But as I stepped into the living room, a sound hit me first. A low thumping sound then something that sounded like a moan.Then various moans and groans that were seemingly coming from our room.My heart beat fast against my ribs and l felt panicked as fear rushed in. l moved against my own will to our room an

The snowstorm was very bad. This Christmas is just turning out to be a disaster at every turn.I looked at the wood pile beside the fireplace and it was not enough to last through a storm this fierce and by the looks of things it's probably going to get a lot worse."I need to get more wood," I told Leon, my six-year-old son.He was drawing near the fire but he immediately stood up and ran to me. "I'll come with you, Daddy" he said looking at me with his identical ocean blue eyesI shook my head, already putting on my thickest coat. "No way, Leon. The storm is too dangerous. You stay right here and don't open the door for anyone. I'll be back within a couple of minutes" My voice was firm. The wind outside was bad and I usually take him whenever we do something but not today. Luckily, he just sighed and went back to his drawing.I took a deep breath and pulled the door open. The cold air hit me hard in the face, stealing my breath. Snow instantly covered my eyes. I pulled my hood tigh

l was having a hard time coming to terms with the reality of my situation.I stood there, feeling the giant shirt clinging to my skin. It smelled like what l assume is him. His clothes were swallowing me whole, transforming my usual tailored appearance into something shapeless and messy. I hated being out of control. I hated being dependent.“I only have one bedroom, Ava,” Luca said, his voice cutting through my thoughts. He was stacking firewood neatly by the fireplace. The way his back muscles tensed under his own shirt was maddeningly distracting.“Then where are you suggesting I sleep?” I asked, attempting to regain some of the bossy composure that usually served me so well. It came out less demanding and more whiny, like the spoiled princess he thinks l am.Luca straightened, turning to face me. His ocean-blue eyes narrowed slightly, assessing me in a condescending manner.“We’re going to figure it out, princess,” he said, the nickname still grating. “The cabin isn’t massive. Se

Luca’s PovI ran a hand over the rough stubble on my jaw. What the hell was that?I stood there, long after the sound of Ava’s door clicking shut had faded, tasting the of sweetness lips on my mouth. I came to this goddamn mountain seeking silence. Peace. A chance to hit the reset button after my suspension.Two weeks of mandatory rest, isolation, and, according to the official statement, “reflection on conduct unbecoming of a team captain.”Because of a stupid, unnecessary brawl where I let someone get under my skin.Now I had a woman tucked into my room who smelled like trouble and sweatness, a woman whose lips had just annihilated every self-imposed boundary I build over the last six years.I walked to the living room window, pulling back the heavy curtain. The snow was still coming down hard with no promise of stopping soon.I let my mind go back to Clara, as it always did when I needed to find my way. L She was the one. The only one. The deep, hot response Ava had given me momen