All Chapters of Where the ice melts : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Starting over

Ronan PovI was midway through a drill when Carter nudged me, grinning like a damn idiot.“Hey, Hale,” he said, holding up his phone. “Have you seen this? Vienna and your tutor girl… haha, check it out.”I frowned, already feeling my chest tighten. He handed me the phone.And just like that, my world narrowed to a single frame… Ivy… on the floor, unconscious, her head hit hard, a small crowd gathering around her. My stomach dropped, a cold, sharp knot twisting inside me.“What the…” I barely got out before I shoved Carter’s arm away and sprinted off the ice.“Whoa, Hale!” he shouted after me, but I didn’t care. Not one bit.I ran to the locker room , and I tore the door open, slamming it behind me. My hands shook as I ripped off my practice jersey, every muscle coiled with anger and panic.“Where the hell is she?” I muttered, pacing like a caged animal. My mind raced… Vienna, that witch, what the hell did she do

The rise

IVY POVI woke up with a dull ache pulsing at the back of my head.For a second, I didn’t know where I was. The room was dark, quiet, too quiet. Then the familiar shape of my desk, my curtains, my old lamp came into focus, and it hit me… I was home.My bed. My room.The hospital smell was gone, but the heaviness wasn’t.I shifted slightly and hissed. Everything felt sore. My head, my neck, even my chest, like I’d been holding my breath for hours and only just remembered how to breathe again.I reached for my phone on the bedside table.The screen lit up.My stomach dropped.Ronan Hale – 14 missed callsRonan Hale – 6 missed callsRonan Hale – 3 missed callsTexts stacked underneath.Ivy, please call me.I’m at your place.I just need to know you’re okay.Please.My fingers went cold.He’d come here.I stared at his name like it might bite

The first move

IVY POVIt had been a week since Vienna pushed me.Seven days since the hospital lights, the headache, the whispers, the video that somehow disappeared from the internet but not from people’s memories. Seven days since Ronan started looking at me like he was afraid I’d vanish if he blinked too long.And seven days of me pretending everything was fine.I wasn’t avoiding him completely. I couldn’t… not when tutoring was still a thing and Professor Reyes was breathing down my neck. But I kept my distance in every way that mattered.I spoke when necessary.Explained formulas.Corrected his Spanish.Collected my things. Left.No jokes. No lingering looks. No late-night movies. No almost-kisses.Ronan noticed. Of course he did.He was always watching me , like he was trying to read something written too small between the lines. His jaw would tighten when I packed up early. His fingers would curl into fists

Hidden truth

IVY POVThe text hit me like a punch to the chest.For the past three days, Ronan had canceled every tutoring session. No explanation. No call. Just short messages that felt distant and cold.I told myself not to care.I told myself he was busy. That it wasn’t my problem.But here I was on a rainy Saturday evening, curled up on the couch, half-watching Love Island and pretending my chest didn’t feel weirdly heavy.Then my phone buzzed.Walter: Hello, Miss Ivy. If it’s okay with you, could you come watch Ronan for a bit while I step out? I have an emergency at home… and Ronan is sick.I sat up so fast my blanket slid to the floor.Ronan… sick?My heart skipped, then started racing.Sick how? Why didn’t he tell me?I stared at the message, rain tapping against the window like it was pushing me to decide.I’d been trying so hard to keep my distance.But the thought o

No turning back

IVY POV“Water,” he said hoarsely.I jumped up right away, grabbed a bottle from the table, and twisted the cap open. My hands were shaking a little as I brought it to him.He took a few slow sips, then frowned. “Fuck… I hate drugs.”I huffed softly. “They’ll make you better.”He looked at me then. Really looked at me.And for a moment, everything went quiet.The rain. The room. My thoughts.His eyes stayed on mine, warm and tired and honest in a way I wasn’t used to seeing. My heart started beating too fast.“I missed you,” he whispered.My throat tightened. I swallowed hard.“I missed you badly,” he continued, voice low, almost unsure. “I couldn’t do anything. I know it’s crazy… I don’t even understand why I feel this way. But I can’t help it.”My chest hurt in the best and worst way.“Ronan…” I whispered, my voice barely there.“I know,” he said softly, li

Tangled loyalty

IVY POVHis lips met mine again, slower this time, like he was savoring it. Not rushing. Not taking. Just… feeling me. My breath tangled with his, my hands clutching his shirt as if letting go might undo this moment.He rested his forehead against mine once more, his thumb brushing my cheek in a way that made my chest ache.“God, Ivy,” he murmured softly, almost like a confession. “You have no idea what you do to me.”I closed my eyes, letting myself feel it… how warm he was, how safe his arms felt around me, how the world outside his room seemed to disappear. For once, I wasn’t thinking about consequences or fear or what could go wrong tomorrow.Just this.Just us.His lips and tongue traced mine, exploring with a hunger that set fire through me. He tugged at my lower lip, and I gasped, heat pooling in me, my body aching with need.We tangled our tongues again, desperate and consuming, and I could feel pussy growing wet,

The ultimatum

IVY POVHe slammed his cock back into me, and I cried out, arching into him as he moved faster, harder. My back hit the sheets with every thrust, and a desperate, shaky moan ripped from my lips.His hands were on me, gripping both my breasts, thumbs brushing over my nipples as he drove into me deeper, harder. “Ah… fuck…,” he growled, voice rough and low, each word vibrating through me.I gasped, fingers clawing at the sheets, nails digging into the fabric. “Oh… yes… harder… don’t stop…” I whimpered, voice breathy and ragged, heat pooling unbearably between my legs.He obeyed.He was fucking me wildly, brutally, pulling my legs up to his waist. His hands gripped my hips, driving into me harder, faster, each thrust pounding me so deep, so relentless, I couldn’t get enough. Every nerve in me burned with need, craving more… all of him, all of this.His pace kept escalating, faster, harder than before, like he couldn’t get enough of m

Eyes on me

IVY POVThe next morning, I woke to the sound of soft lips on my forehead.“Good morning, sweetheart,” he whispered, his voice low and warm.Did he just call me… sweetheart?“Morning…” I mumbled, still half asleep, my heart skipping a beat.Before I could even sit up, he rolled on top of me, wrapping his arms around me and planting playful kisses all over my face. I laughed, squirming under him, my chest fluttering from the warmth of him.Then, the door opened, and Walter walked in.We froze, caught completely off guard.“Oh! My bad…” he said quickly, closing the door behind him.Ronan laughed, deep and rich, and I buried my face in his chest, mortified.“This is so embarrassing,” I whispered.“What is?” he asked, his gaze teasing me.“This… Walter walking in…” I muttered, still hiding my face.“What’s so embarrassing about kissing my girlfriend?” His eyes flicked down to

Shadows and lies

IVY POVMonday morning came too fast.I stood in front of my mirror, tugging on my jacket and fixing my hair when my phone buzzed on the bed.I ignored it at first.Then it buzzed again.And again.I grabbed it, my lips already twitching into a smile.RH: Hey baby, good morning.❤️My heart skipped. Baby. God.Another message came in before I could even respond.RH: I miss you so much.😩😭I let out a small breath, my chest warming in a way that felt dangerous.Then another.RH: Can’t wait to see you.I smiled fully now, staring at the screen like an idiot. My fingers hovered before I finally typed back.Good morning… you’re already distracting me.Almost immediately, the typing bubble appeared.I shook my head, laughing softly to myself.Max’s warning floated somewhere in my mind, but right now, it was quiet… drowned out by the

Heart under fire

RONAN POVParkview Mental Health Centre.The place I’d been coming to in secret for the past three years.A place my father paid a fortune to keep quiet… because in the Hale family, weakness was a scandal.I never missed a session. Not once.Today was no different.I’d had to cancel my date with Ivy to be here. Dad insisted on coming with me, standing beside me like a reminder that my life wasn’t really mine. I didn’t have a choice.Edward Hale.The man behind the Hale Group. Billionaire. Visionary. The world’s idea of a perfect father.To me? He was a nightmare.My chest felt tight as I stared at my phone, fingers hovering over the screen.Ivy: Hey love, sorry I can’t make it to the movies tonight. Something came up. I’ll make it up to you.I hated lying to her. Hated it.“Are you listening to me?”My father’s voice cut through my thoughts.. sharp, cold.

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