All Chapters of FORBIDDEN ICE: CLAIMING THE CAPTAIN'S SISTER: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

CHAPTER 31GIRLS, GOSSIP, AND GUNPOWDER SILENCEISLA My brain went blank on me the moment I saw her, but when I finally got my brain waves back, it took less than a second for me to react. “Talia!!” I screamed excitedly, lunging towards her and wrapping my hands tight around her neck. Fucking perfect timing! Right when I needed a best friend the universe sent me mine!“Hey, Isla,” she said with as much excitement, tightening the hug. I didn’t even remember dropping my bag. One second I was standing frozen in the middle of the hallway outside my dorm, the next one, I was jumping into her arms like a human missile, legs nearly lifting off the ground.“Oh my God—” she laughed, squeezing me tight like a sandwich. “I fucking missed you!”“I thought you weren’t—. You didn't even tell me you were coming!” I blurted into her shoulder, completely forgetting how miserable I was a few seconds back. “I just wanted to surprise you,” she said smugly. “Which, by the look on your face, I absolut

CHAPTER 33CARELESS JOY…. THEN CHAOS ISLAFor the first time in what felt like forever, my life stopped feeling like a tightrope. I didn't feel like I was balancing on the edge of a knife, this time, it felt like I was walking on a smooth, even ground. I floated between classes with a lot of ease. My grades were steady, my sleep was decent, my smile real. I laughed more, I breathed easier…. Even the campus air felt lighter, like something heavy had finally stepped off my chest.And the strangest part?Victor, Jade, and Lara had vanished from my orbit completely. There were no snide comments or lurking stares or even whispered threats that followed me down hallways. It was like they never existed in my orbit before. I told myself it had something to do with Talia. Her presence and the threat she laid out to Lara and Jade. Or probably the way she had taken up space and dared anyone to challenge it. Whatever the reason was, I didn’t question it. I was happy, and I was unapologeticall

CHAPTER 35TRUTHS THAT DON’T STAY QUIETISLAFear is a strange thing. It doesn't always scream, sometimes it just crawls into your chest and tightens slowly until breathing feels like a conscious effort. That was exactly how it felt when Asher looked at me with that sharp, older-brother gaze that had always terrified and protected me in equal measure.“Isla,” he said again, slower this time. “What’s going on?”My mouth opened and closed, my pulse thumping so loud I was sure everyone could hear it. Rowan's anger was still suffocating the air, Noah's jaw was tight and Ellis looked like he had been holding the entire situation together with sheer will. Say something, Isla. Anything.“I—” I swallowed hard. “It’s not what it looks like.”Asher exhaled sharply, rubbing his temple and folding his arms. “That’s what people say when it’s exactly what it looks like.”My hands were shaking and I curled my fingers into my jacket sleeves to hide it. “Ellis and Noah were arguing,” I said quickly,

CHAPTER 37THE THRESHOLDISLASo this… this is my reality now? Okay… maybe I've gotten myself into something I can't take. But I want. The door clicked shut behind us with a sound I knew was final in a way my heart immediately understood. It was just… definitive. I stood there for a second longer than necessary, my fingers curling into the hem of my shirt as my eyes adjusted to the room. This time, I finally allowed myself to fully register what I was standing in. Red wasn’t just a color here. It was a mood. A pulse. It was a fucking living thing. The walls were a deep wine shade, not bright or garish, but dark and sensual. The lighting was low and warm, coming from lamps placed strategically around the room instead of overhead lights. Shadows cling to the corner like they were meant to be there as my chest tightened. As usual, Ellis broke the silence again, his voice carrying a hope he hoped he could feed into me. “You don't have to do this if you don't want to. You don't have to

CHAPTER 39PAIN AND PLEASURE… A FINE MIXTURE ISLAThe look on Ellis face when he asked me to strip was not one I'd seen before. It was nothing like the gentility I'd associated with his personality. This one looked like something that could be associated with Rowan— Dominance. Gulping down my fear, slowly my fingers rested on the waistband of my pants. With my gaze still on theirs, I forced the pant down, standing straight and getting out of the pants.Next, I reached for the hem of my top and hesitated for a second. “You can't keep us waiting, baby girl,” Noah urged and I let out a shaky breath before pulling the thing over my head. Now, I was standing in front of them in just my bra and panties. “Get rid of the bra and the panties,” Ellis commanded, and my eyes widened in surprise.“But—”“Do it, Isla. Don't worry, very soon, you won't bother about how naked you are,” Rowan said, cutting me off. Oh well… I signed up for it. My fingers found my back as I unclamped the hook of m