All Chapters of Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain (MM Romance): Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

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CHAPTER 111- The Perimeter Attack

Lucian POVThe crowd was so loud that I could feel the noise in my skates. Eighteen thousand people were cheering for us. The sound was like a wall that hit me in the chest when we came out onto the ice. The lights in the arena were super bright. Made the ice look like a big sheet of glass.I took a breath and tasted the cold air. I could smell the wintergreen flavor from the ice. My hand went to my hockey shirt. I felt the tight band of my compression gear. I was feeling the pressure. I adjusted my stick in my gloves. I made sure my grip was firm.Orion skated past me. He is a guy and he can move really fast. He did not look back at me. He did not need to. He knew what he was doing. His shoulders were. His jaw was tight.Arthur was standing on the bench. He told us to "keep the pace high." He said, "do not let Anton get too close to the line, Lucian. When you get into the zone you need to be in control."I nodded. I knew what to do. The referee blew his whistle. The game started.Ant

CHAPTER 112- The Growing Baby Bump

Orion POVThe straps on Lucian's chest guard were really stiff. I pulled the strap across his ribs, checking how tight it was. Underneath the fabric, his body looked different now. His stomach used to be flat and hard. Now it was rounded. The baby bump was finally showing. It was two months along.Lucian stood up against the wall in the dressing room. The lights were really harsh. His skin looked pale. He was sweating a little. His fingers were wrapped tightly around the edge of the bench. He did not say anything."Is it too tight?" I asked, putting my hand on the edge of the guard.Lucian shook his head. "No, it needs to be tight. Anton will watch the game footage. He knows I am staying near the edge of the rink now."I did not say anything. I got the abdominal shield from the equipment bag. This piece was special, made of steel, and it was curved to fit around his stomach. The trainers did not know about this layer and neither did the team management. Only Arthur, he did not say any

CHAPTER 113- The Desperate Pivot

Lucian POVThe visitor locker room floor was covered in rubber. It smelled like wool and old sweat. I sat on the bench, my back against the concrete wall. My fingers worked the laces of my left skate, pulling the leather tight.The sound from outside the door was a rumble. We were in Boston. Game 6. They took Game 5 in our building with a trap that choked our breakout. Now we were down 3-2. One loss and the season was over.Orion stood near the door. He was already fully dressed in his white away jersey. His hands were tucked into his gear. He watched my hands."The armor is fine," I said. I knotted the laces with a pull. "It is not too tight."Orion walked over. He knelt on the floor between my knees. His large hands reached out to touch the side of my uniform."They are going to target the line," Orion said. "The crowd is loud there. I heard them during the warm-up skate. They know.""They know nothing," I said. "They guess. They scream because they want to break our focus."Arthur

CHAPTER 114- The Enforcer's Sacrifice

Orion POVThe second period was really tough. It felt like a heavy weight was dropping on me over and over. Boston was winning one to zero. The ice was messed up with lines of snow frozen into deep tracks. Every time the referee blew the whistle, it felt like a match was sparking.My heart was racing fast under my pads. I was standing at the line, watching the puck go deep into our zone. Lucian took control of it. His white jersey was dirty from snow and sweat. The metal plate under his mesh looked strong. I could see that his stride was a bit off. His hip was stiff from that hit in the first period.The crowd was making a lot of noise, a hum that I could feel inside my helmet. They were hungry for blood. They sensed it every time Lucian turned back toward our net."He's coming down the seam!" Miller shouted from the bench, slamming his hand on the boards.I turned my head. Miller was right. Boston was changing their line. Their tough guy, number twenty-two, was coming onto the ice. H

CHAPTER 115- Fanning the Flame

Lucian POVThe trainer's room door shut. It wasn't quiet inside. The noise from eighteen thousand Boston fans was loud. It vibrated through the walls.I stood by the sink. My wet jersey was pulled up over my head. I was breathing hard. The cold steel shield under the mesh was against my skin. I was burning inside.Orion sat on a stool by the door. His helmet was still on. He gripped his stick tight. His knuckles were white through his gloves. He looked ready to explode."His ACL is gone," I said. My voice was loud. "The trainer said it on the headset. Miller is done."Orion didn't look up. He poked the floor with his stick. "Twenty-two knew what he was doing. He went low. He knew you were the target.""But he didn't get me," I said. I stepped closer. I touched his shoulder pad. "Miller stopped him. If we sit here and let the second period go into the third, Boston wins. The sacrifice means nothing."Orion looked up. His visor was tinted. I could see his dark eyes. "They are up one to

CHAPTER 116-The Night Before Glory

Lucian POVThe penthouse was really quiet. The big windows that went from the floor to the ceiling showed the city lights like a bunch of diamonds all spread out. There were millions of people waiting for tomorrow. Inside, it was so still. The quiet felt heavier than the noise of the arena.My hip hurt a lot. I leaned on the kitchen counter, and my fingers touched the edge of a glass of water. My whole body felt tight like a string that was about to snap. We had Game 7 tomorrow. This was it, the game on ice. The end of the line.Orion sat on the couch, looking out at the city. He had changed into a gray shirt and some comfy pants. His big shoulders were hunched over. His elbows were on his knees. He had not said a word since we left the rink. He was not being quiet because he was mad; it was just that he was trying to deal with the pressure.I walked over to him, my feet making no sound on the thick carpet. I did not stop at the edge of the couch; I climbed onto his lap. I put my legs

CHAPTER 117: The Sovereign Claim

Orion POVThe bedroom door shut behind us. The city noise and Game 7 stress stayed outside. In the dim room light, the world narrowed to the warmth of Lucian's body in my arms.I put Lucian on the bed edge. He didn't let go of my neck. His fingers were still locked in my collar. His gray eyes looked dark and heavy as he gazed up at me. His stressed mouth from the living room had softened. Now it showed a raw hunger."Stay close," he whispered.I didn't answer with words. I leaned down. Pressed my forehead to his. I breathed in his skin scent. It was sweet and warm like vanilla, mixed with my wood scent. The bond between us hummed under my skin. It was a tug that made my pulse beat fast in my throat.My hands moved down his shoulders. I slid his shirt up and over his head. I threw the shirt on the floor. In the silver window light, his pale skin looked like marble. My eyes went to his stomach. The small swell of his belly stood out against his frame. Our pup was there. A piece of us gr

CHAPTER 118- The Arena of Destiny

Lucian POVThe walls of our home tunnel were sweating. The air was cold and damp. Outside the heavy steel doors, I could feel the vibrations. It was not noise; it was a deep rumble that went through the floor, up my legs and into my body. Our fans had been waiting for two hours. Twenty thousand people were dressed in jerseys, screaming and waiting for the final sixty minutes of the year.Game 7.I stood near the equipment cart, my back against the wall. The air smelled of wintergreen and old leather. I could smell the ice wax, too. My breath was coming out in bursts. I did not feel panicked. The long weeks of playoffs had burned that away. What was left was a focus.There was a mirror next to the strategy board. I looked at myself. The white jersey looked big on me. The shoulder pads made me look wide. My eyes went down to my waist. My pants were loose. Under the fabric and the steel shield, my stomach was showing. The baby bump was round and solid. It changed my balance.I touched th

CHAPTER 119- Game 7: The Final War

Lucian POVThe puck just hung there for a second between the two center sticks. Then it fell.The sound it made was really loud and sharp, like metal hitting metal. It echoed above the noise of the twenty thousand people watching. Orion won the face-off, his shoulders pushing the other center out of the way. He sent the puck to our defenseman on the left side. The final game of the year had started.Boston did not wait for us to get our defense set up. Their first line came out fast, like animals let out of a cage. Number forty-four was leading the charge, his skates digging into the ice and spraying ice chips everywhere as he headed straight for my side of the ice.I kept my eyes on him, watching what he was doing with his hands. He was trying to get to my hip to test my pants and the shield under them. I hit the puck off the wall, letting it fly into the middle of the ice. I turned really hard. Forty-four hit my shoulder pad of my waist and it hurt, but the shield held up."Keep mov

CHAPTER 120-The Third Period Climax

Orion POVThe ammonia pad really hurt my nostrils. I jerked my head back and threw the paper strip on the floor of the locker room tunnel. My lungs felt like they were burning. The break between periods was way too short. My muscles were getting stiff; my thighs felt like rocks.I had twenty minutes left to finish this game. Just twenty minutes.Lucian was standing by the ice gate, leaning his head against the metal post. He was breathing fast; his chest moved up and down, but not very much. I could see sweat dripping from his nose onto his shield. The smell of vanilla was still there, hidden under raw metal and old rink water. He was getting tired, but he still kept a tight grip on his stick."Lines are out," Arthur said, his voice very hoarse from yelling at the crowd. He stopped in front of us with his hands on his hips, no longer looking down at his clipboard. "This is it, we have no plans. You have to give it your all. If you see an opening, you take it. Orion, watch their defens

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