Lahat ng Kabanata ng FORBIDDEN ICE: CLAIMING THE CAPTAIN'S SISTER: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

CHAPTER 152UNEXPECTED VISITSISLAWeekends were supposed to feel relaxing. Rest your head from the weeks activity, defrost from the stress. That was the idea, at least.No early classes, no rushing across campus and no whispers trailing behind me in crowded hallways. Just quiet and a lot of time to breathe.But that Saturday morning, quiet felt… wrong. Very wrong. I sat cross-legged on my bed with my laptop open in front of me, pretending to read through notes I wasn’t actually processing. Outside, the environment buzzed softly with lazy weekend energy — music somewhere down the hall, laughter drifting through open doors, someone arguing loudly about breakfast plans.I was in the present, but yet my attention kept drifting.My eyes slid to my phone every few minutes on instinct. There was no messaged or calls from anybody. Or at least not from the person I was expecting from. I stared at the ceiling and sighed.Why did it feel so… empty?A part of me already knew the answer before

CHAPTER 154BLANK FEELINGSISLAMy hand moved before I could think. The moment Ellis reached for the door handle, I caught his wrist, my heart beating dramatically in my chest.He paused instantly, turning back to look at me. His eyebrows were dipped into confusion, his fingers still resting lightly against the metal handle. Behind the door, Rowan’s voice echoed again through the door, impatient and loud, but suddenly it felt distant.“What? Is something wrong?” Ellis asked softly, looking at me with an unreadable expression on his face.I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I didn’t even know how to explain it. The thought of Rowan seeing me here like this, out of the blue, made something twist uncomfortably in my chest.I didn’t want the questions, or the looks, or even see whatever would flash across his face. He was already having suspicions about Ellis, and I didn't want it to escalate.My grip loosened slightly against his wrist as he watched me for a second longer,

CHAPTER 156STORIES PEOPLE TELLISLAIn life, there are people that are created to lead you, people created to break you, people created to traumatize you, people created to make you. And then, there are just people created to just be after your life for no reason. Victor fit perfectly into the last category. When those words left his mouth, my blood turned cold so fast it felt like the air has been pulled out of the hallway and we were just left with… nothing. I stopped walking and slowly turned to look at him.The bastard was leaning against the wall like he owned the place. His arms were folded and there was that smug little smile sitting on his face like he had just said something fucking genius.“What are you talking about?” I asked, my voice coming out louder than I initially intended. But this tone works.He shrugged lazily, blinking his eyes slowly. “You know exactly what I’m talking about.”God… give me the energy not to do something drastic and stupid.Anger sparked insid

CHAPTER 158CROWDED ROOMS, QUIET HEARTSISLASometimes, people begin to go mad without even knowing they are gradually going mad. Well it's safe to say this school introduced me to a lot of them. By the time the evening grew darker and deeper, Victor had already faded into the background of my mind. Not completely because people like him never really disappeared, but enough that I wasn’t shaking up thinking about his stupid threats or the way he smirked when he talked.Nothing had happened. There was no dramatic reveal or confrontation from him. Just silence and his little display of madness a little while earlier. And honestly, I was glad for it. Asher clearly had forgotten about him too. The moment we walked deeper into the student center, his attention shifted to the crowd, the noise, and the overwhelming amount of people moving everywhere at once.Lights hung from the ceiling, music played softly between announcements, and students filled nearly every corner, laughing, talking

CHAPTER 160SONGS THAT CUTISLAThe moment the MC said his name, something inside me dropped. I don't know what it was, but I can't attribute it to fear. I mean, I've been not scared of him for the past few days, so what's this ominous feeling that suddenly blanketed me?Victor's name rose applause around the room. It was polite, excited and completely unaware, but all I could hear was my own pulse climbing into my throat.How can an evil mastermind raise this kind of positive reaction from a crowd? How popular can he be?As the crowd clapped, we didn't join them. Me, Asher, Rowan, Ellis and Noah. It was like we were his only haters in the crowd. Terrible bastard. I hope the stage lights fall and crush you before you finish your performance. He walked onto the stage like it was his birthright, like this had always been his moment. He was calm, relaxed, with a guitar slung over his shoulder. That same lazy confidence that made my skin crawl.The lights hit him, and for a second he ju