All Chapters of Winter's Mate: Fated on Ice : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Cooking Together

Chapter 20 - Cooking togetherJudeI entered her tiny kitchen like I was about to perform miracles and my wolf was still humming contentedly in my chest from waking up with our mate wrapped around us. I was desperate to impress her, wanted to show her I could take care of her, and make her a perfect breakfast after she’d comforted me last night.Which was unfortunate because I couldn’t cook to save my life.Had I known, I’d have put in an effort.Well, cooking was supposed to be easy, right? I have seen my mom cooking a lot…. I could do it, right?I opened her fridge and stared at the contents then pulled out eggs and decided to start simple. How hard could eggs be? People made them every day, even idiots could make eggs.Apparently, I was worse than an idiot.I cracked the eggs into the pan and watched them sizzle, feeling proud of myself for about thirty seconds before the smell hit me. Burning. I was burning the eggs already and I’d literally just put them in the pan.“Shit,” I mutt

Are you an alien?

21Rosie I’ve been noticing something peculiar about Jude and though we’d settled into a routine where Jude and I spent nearly every evening together, study sessions and walking me home or riding on his bike that he called ‘Baby’ which made me roll my eyes at the cringy name every single time, those moments felt sweeter than any dates I’d only imagined before. Just staying together without doing anything felt peaceful and worthy and right.But I wasn’t blind to some hints that were happening and Jude was terrible at masking them, whatever was going on with him.It started small and I almost didn’t notice at first.One day I muttered that I was craving Thai food under my breath, barely a whisper while I was reading my textbook, but somehow Jude heard me from across the library table and looked up immediately. “There’s a good Thai place on Main Street, we could go after your shift if you want?” he’d offered and I’d stared at him because he wasn’t even close to me, there was no way he sh

Fireworks

22RosieValentine’s Day sneaked up on me before I even realized what date it was and suddenly the café was decorated with cheap pink streamers and plastic hearts hanging from the ceiling, full of couples whispering across tables and holding hands and looking at each other like they were the only two people in the world.I felt awkward the entire shift, uncomfortable in my own skin while I served heart-shaped cookies and red velvet lattes to people who had someone special. I’d never celebrated Valentine’s Day before, never received flowers or chocolates or love notes, never been someone’s special person, never been chosen like that.I kept reminding myself that Jude barely knew what day it was anyway because he was sweet yes but he was busy and focused and in intense training mode. So I didn’t expect anything, told myself not to hope for something that wouldn’t happen because that’s how you get hurt.Expectation and hope hurt like hell.Jude had mentioned yesterday that his coach had g

Ride to school

23JudeI was levitating; I was definitely floating, because everything felt like fireworks and hyper around me, and it felt like my soul was floating on a white, clear, fluffy cloud made of pure happiness and joy.I’d never kissed anyone before, but no one had ever told me that was the after-effect of kissing your soulmate: that it would feel like this. It was pure ecstasy and I could feel blood rushing to my pants and my cock throb as I remembered last night, remembering the taste of her lips and the soft sound she’d made when I’d pulled her closer.I’d nearly devoured her mouth after that first kiss, wanted to taste more, press my lips on hers again, and never leave, never stop kissing her.When I’d noticed her shiver and discreetly rubbed her shoulders, I’d nearly wanted to smack my head for being inconsiderate of my mate and had immediately removed my jacket and draped it around her. My wolf had howled with satisfaction because he loved the idea of her wrapped up in a cocoon of my

Now Official

Chapter 24 - Now officialJudeI hated having to leave my mate after walking her to class; I didn’t want to go, and Rosie laughed lightly at my reluctance while rubbing my shoulder absentmindedly in a way that made my wolf purr.“We’ll see each other after class,” she whispered, and I grumbled about the distance and how I didn’t want to go to practice, and didn’t want to leave her at all.Rosie sat in her seat and placed her bag on the desk, then looked around the not-so-empty classroom and gestured for me to bend down. I bent, and she pecked my cheek quickly, then whipped her head away, her face already turning pink.Then she mumbled under her breath, “Be good,” like she didn’t just put me in a chokehold with that innocent kiss.How could she say something like that and expect me to just leave?I stared at her reddened cheeks and smiled before patting her hair gently and forcing myself to leave for the arena, already counting down the minutes until I could see her again.I felt my moo

Impromptu dinner

25RosieI was preparing to leave for my shift at the café when I felt my phone vibrate in my bag. I furrowed my brow and rummaged through my handbag, pulling it out to see Jude’s name on the screen and my heart immediately started thumping.I rolled my eyes at my quick flustered reaction, swiped to answer, and pressed the phone to my ear. My breathing stopped while I waited to hear his voice.“Hello Rosie,” his voice came through like a wave, hitting me hard and I released the breath I’d been holding.God, his voice had a way of doing things to me, making my stomach flip and my skin tingle.“Hi,” I managed, trying to keep my other hand busy so I wouldn’t start twirling my hair.“I’m sorry for the short notice but I kind of told my mother about you and she’s been pestering me about meeting you and...” he trailed off and I heard him take a breath. “Would you want to come to dinner at my parents’ house? Today?”“Me?” I asked in a shocked voice, because I wondered why his mother would wan

Enough for me

Chapter 26RosieThe dinner went painstakingly slowly and I wasn’t comfortable at all. I didn’t even know how the dinner finished, couldn’t remember what food I ate or what anyone said. I was so conscious under Marcus’s scrutinizing gaze that I nearly cowered several times, only staying upright because of Jude’s touch under the table and the small smiles he kept throwing my way, and Elena smiling so warmly at me from across the table.Jude held my hand as we prepared to leave, his thumb brushing against my knuckles in soothing circles.I wouldn’t call the dinner a complete disaster because Jude had grabbed my hand and told his mom we were leaving when Marcus looked like he wanted to start another uncomfortable conversation.Both father and son looked at each other so intensely that the air felt like it was choking me and I leaned toward Jude discreetly, pulling at his sleeve. He turned his gaze from his father to look down at me and his expression immediately softened.“Thanks for the

First Date

27RosieA week passed in a blur after dinner with Jude’s family and honestly, I was still processing everything that had happened. Elena had gotten my number and we’d been talking back and forth almost every day, texting about random things and the woman was really lively, interesting, and funny. I could see where Maya got her personality from.And today was one of those days where Jude had messaged me earlier saying he would come pick me up and told me to take time off from the café which surprised me because he never asked me to skip work. He said it was a surprise and I’d been feeling giddy with excitement ever since, constantly raising my head to check the door whenever the chime rang.Throughout the week our relationship had taken a turn that made my heart flutter every time I thought about it. We talked almost daily about everything and anything, texting each other constantly and it was funny and sweet and I was happy, genuinely happy. But those snarky voices still followed me e

Desire

28RosieAfter we finished skating, Jude led me to a small stand near the rink that sold hot drinks and bought us both hot chocolate. I wrapped my cold hands around the paper cup, grateful for the warmth seeping into my frozen fingers.I sniffled from the cold, my nose running, and Jude immediately noticed. Without a word he brought out the scarf from around the backpack and placed it gently around mine, his fingers brushing my skin and making me shiver for reasons that had nothing to do with the temperature.I brought the scarf to my nose and inhaled without thinking, his scent flooding my senses—clean and masculine that made my heart thump and heat pool low in my belly.He watched me with dark amber eyes but didn’t say anything, just stood close while. Just being together was enough, standing under the lights with the sounds of other skaters and winter night air around us.When we finished our hot chocolate he took my hand and led me back to his bike. I climbed on behind him and wrap

Out of control

Chapter 29 - out of control JudeMATE.GO BACK.CLAIM MATE.MATE MATE MATE.My wolf was screaming inside me, louder than it had ever been, clawing and snarling and demanding I turn around and go back inside. The animal wanted to finish what we’d started, wanted to pin her down and bite and claim and make her ours in every primal way. Rut her and breed her with our pup.MINE. SHE’S MINE. GO BACK.I stumbled away from her door, my hands clutching my head like to hold it together because I was feeling my head wanted to split from my wolf roaring. My whole body was shaking violently and I could feel my control splintering into pieces.I’d almost shifted on top of her. My fangs had dropped when I’d kissed her neck to claim and complete the bond, my claws had started to extend while I’d gripped her hips, my eyes had changed and I was sure she’d seen them, seen the gold of my wolf, seen the monster I was desperately trying to hide from her.And I’d run like a coward without explaining anythi

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