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All Chapters of FALLING FOR THE HOCKEY PLAYER (WHILE OVERSIZED): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

52 Chapters

Chapter 1—

Ella's POV The bleachers are cold as hell, but I don't care. Damon's out on the ice, skating laps like he's the only person in the world. The rink lights make his jersey glow. His blades cut clean lines behind him, and I could watch him forever. Practice ended twenty minutes ago. Everyone else already left, the other players, the coach, even the janitor who usually kicks me out. But Damon knows I'm here. He always knows. He glides to the boards right in front of me and looks up. His grin is stupidly perfect. "You're still here." "I'm always still here." He laughs and skates toward the players' tunnel. I know what comes next. I grab my bag and hurry around to the back entrance, the one near the locker rooms. The storage room door creaks when I push it open. It's small in here, just hockey sticks, boxes of tape, and a bench along the wall. Damon's already there, waiting. His hair is wet from the shower now. He changed into jeans and a hoodie. He pulls me inside and kis

Chapter 2—

Ella's POV The pitch is so loud I can barely hear myself think. People everywhere. Students packed into the bleachers, parents standing along the sides, teachers trying to keep order and failing. They all looked so tired of making sure things are in order. The spotlights make everything look like a movie. I'm sitting in the front row. Front row. Me. I wore my blue dress. The one Mom helped me pick at the mall last year. It's not fancy or anything, but it's my favorite. It brings out my eyes, she said. I spent an hour on my hair, curling the ends just right. I even put on makeup, which I never do. Tonight matters. Tonight, people are going to see me. Sera and her cheerleaders are sitting diagonally behind me. I can hear them whispering. Feel their eyes on the back of my head. "Look at that dress," someone says. Tessa, probably. "Where'd she get that, a tent store?" Giggles. "She really thought showing up dressed up would change anything," another voice adds. Sera do

Chapter 3—

Ella's POV ~Day One~ I don't remember coming home. I remember the gym wall. The phone shattering. The cold ground. Then suddenly I'm in my bed and it's morning and sun is coming through my window like nothing happened. Like the world didn't end last night. I stare at the ceiling. That's all I do. Stare. Mom comes in sometime later. She's still in her work clothes, so it must be morning. Or maybe she never went to sleep. "Ella?" She sits on the edge of my bed. Her hand touches my forehead. "Baby, you okay? You didn't come out last night. I got worried." I don't answer. "I brought you soup. From the diner. Your favorite, the chicken noodle." She puts the bowl on my nightstand. Steam rises from it. I watch the steam curl up and disappear. My favorite meal became what I hated. "Do you want to talk about it?" No. "No," I say. She waits. I can feel her looking at me. Worrying. That's what moms do. "Okay," she finally says. "I'm here if you need me." She leave

Chapter 4—

Ella’s POV I woke up feeling a little different the next morning– the numbness in my head is completely gone– replaced by anger, pure and raw against Damon, against the ones who had hurt me. I should have known, I mean did I really expect Damon to choose me of all the girls in school. I guess Sera was the better choice, the one that could match his high end reputation. I got into the shower and took my bath, then got myself dressed up for school. I wasn't all that confident about what the day would be like but I knew I had to chose me. I couldn't continue hiding myself away, not when it could cost me my future. I dragged myself down the stairs as I made my way to the living room. The sweet smell of roasting bacon filled my nostrils as I came down. “Ella.” Mum called noticing me. “Are you okay?” She asked cupping my swollen cheeks as she stared at me with such tenderliness. “I'm fine. I'm just… off to school.” I replied removing the stray strand of hair that fell over my

Chapter 5-

Ella's POV Mate. The word wouldn't leave my head. It echoed through my brain with every step I took toward English class. Kael Thorne. Transfer student. Mate. That couldn't be right. Could it? At first I thought I was losing my mind. Three days in bed with barely any food. No sleep. My brain was probably fried. That had to be it. Just my mind playing tricks on me because I was so broken from everything that happened. But then I remembered the stories. Mom used to tell me bedtime stories when I was little. Stories about wolves and mates and packs. I always thought they were just fairy tales. Something she made up to make me feel special because we didn't have much. But lately my body had been changing. My senses felt sharper sometimes. My emotions ran wild. And that growl that almost escaped when Sera pulled my hair? That wasn't normal. Maybe the stories were true. Maybe there were other people like me. I reached the classroom and slipped inside. Everyone was already there, find

Chapter 6-

Ella's POV I spent the rest of the day making sure I didn't run into Kael. Every time class ended, I stayed in my seat until everyone else left. I waited until the hallway cleared out before I got up. I made sure I was the last one to walk into the next class. That way Kael would already be sitting somewhere else by the time I got there. It worked. He was in the front row for history. In the middle for math. On the far side for science. Every time I walked in, he looked at me. Every time, I looked away. I couldn't let him sit beside me again. Not after what happened in English. Not after Sera made him her target because of me. I was tired. So tired of all the bad things Sera did to me. And I wasn't ready for another one. Especially not with another guy involved. Guys brought nothing but trouble. Damon taught me that. In my head, I was already planning to cancel the tour Principal Brandon asked me to do. I'd tell him I was sick. Or I had too much homework. Or anything. I couldn't

chapter 7-

Ella's POV Damon's hand was still on my arm. His eyes were still on my face. Waiting. "Can we please have a private conversation?" he asked. I looked at him. Then I looked around. People were watching. Sera's friends had their phones out. The hockey players were pretending not to stare. Kael was standing a few feet away, his arms crossed, watching. Private conversation. Like always. Like every conversation we ever had. Hidden. Secret. Like I was something to be ashamed of. I was tired of being a secret. "No." I kept my voice low so only he could hear. "I'm tired of being secretive with you. If it's not in front of them, forget it." His face changed. I saw it. The hesitation. The fear. He wanted to talk but he didn't want anyone to see. He wanted to explain but he didn't want witnesses. "Then forget it," I said. I pulled my arm free and turned to leave. Behind me, the whispers started. "Is Damon really into her?" "Wait, were they actually dating?" I kept walking. But inside

Chapter 8-

Ella's POV I pulled the curtain back. Damon was standing outside my window. My heart stopped. Then started racing. I stared at him for a second, not believing what I was seeing. He had never been to my house before. Never. In all the months we were together, he never once came here. Never offered to come over. Now he was standing on my porch roof like it was normal. "Can you please open up?" he asked. I stared at him. Then I unlocked the window and pushed it open. The cold night air rushed in. "What the fuck are you doing here?" I asked. My voice came out shaky. He put one leg through the window. Then the other. I stepped back and watched him climb into my room like he did this every day. "What happened to the front door?" I asked, crossing my arms. I didn't like this. Him being here. In my room. Where I slept. Where I kept all my things. It felt wrong. Like he was somewhere he didn't belong. Or maybe I feel this way because I'm not use to it. "I'm sorry about this." He looke

Chapter 9-

KAEL'S POV Transferring to Moonridge High was the best thing that ever happened to me. And it's only because of Ella. I didn't know that walking through those front doors this morning would change everything. I thought it would be like every other school. Same hallways. Same faces. Same boring classes. I was only here because my dad wanted me to finish the year somewhere quiet after everything that happened with my mom. But then I saw her. She was on the ground picking up books. Sera and some other girl had just knocked them out of her hands. I saw the whole thing. The way Sera looked down at her like she was nothing. The way Ella just bent down and picked up her stuff without fighting back. And then my wolf spoke. Mate. I almost stopped breathing. My wolf had been silent for over a year. Ever since my mom died. After she passed, my wolf just went quiet. No voice. No presence. Just emptiness inside me where he used to be. I thought maybe I had lost him for good. That the grief

Chapter 10-

Ella's POVAfter Damon left, Kael didn't stay long.He said goodnight. I said goodnight back. That was it. He walked out of my room and I heard his footsteps go down the stairs. I didn't even walk him to the door. I just stood there in my room, holding my science notebook, listening to the front door open and close.My wolf was angry at me for that. You let him leave. You didn't even say thank you. He brought your notebook back. He came all this way.I ignored her.After a few minutes, I went downstairs to get some yogurt. My stomach was empty and the cold felt good going down. I opened the fridge and pulled out a cup. Strawberry. My favorite.When I turned around, my mom was sitting in the living room. The TV was on but low. She had a bowl of popcorn in her lap. She was watching me with that look she gets when she wants to ask something."You never once told me about any of your friends called Kael," she said.I grabbed a spoon from the drawer and walked toward the couch. "He's not a

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