All Chapters of CHECKMATE MY ICY HEART: FALLING FOR THE HOCKEY CAPTAIN: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ASHER’S POV In all honesty, I didn’t want to go to that party, but in order not to appear rude, I had to honor the invitation. After all, they were Kingstons, and it could mean a lot of things for me not to show up. “I really hope I don’t get so bored,” I grunted, almost staggering through the small path while I avoided any form of contact with the other guests in the large hall. It had been so long since I set my eyes on her, and there were a lot of things that reminded me of her. The familiar fragrance, the void in my heart that I refused to admit, and the fact that she just vanished.Everyone had concluded she was dead, me too. But deep down, it felt as though a part of her was still alive, maybe not in me, but probably in the things that surrounded me. The party seemed lively and enjoyable to everyone except me. I didn’t know that I had lost that touch until I attended. Probably I was no longer the fun person I knew, or maybe I was never a fun person, just the brutal Lucas th

HARPER ’S POV The stranger had the nicest smile I had seen in a long time. His dark, thick hair cascaded perfectly toward the edge of his shoulders, making him look like he was a demigod. For more than a few seconds, I was lost in his eyes, staring as though my life depended on it. “Hello!” Asher waved at me, calling me back to reality, but I didn’t care about the look on his face; he seemed a bit annoyed that I was staring at the dashing young man like a snack. “What?” I frowned at him, ready to roll my eyes at any given opportunity. Realizing that he seemed more pissed at what I was doing, I decided to express my level of pettiness. “Thank you so much, dear.” I walked up to the stranger and, without him asking, I gave him my right hand with a cheerful smile on my face. As I had hoped, he took my hand without hesitation and kissed it the moment he bent his head. He seemed to be playing along more than I had anticipated. “You look ravishing, Lady. When Mistress Rosa mentioned th

HARPER ’S POV The presence of my parents had rendered me speechless as I stared at them one after the other, uncertain of what I was supposed to say if I was ever going to get a say in the situation. Obviously, they had it all planned out, and I wondered why they were so eager to marry me off to the highest bidder. “You are not saying anything, my dear.” My mother broke the silence between the five of us, maintaining the excited look on her face. “I am sure you must find these two men alluring in their different aspects. Did Casper here mention that he is a medical Doctor? A special one at that.” She continued, feeling so proud while the Kingston King nodded to affirm her words. “Is that so?” I asked, showing signs that I really didn’t care about all of that. My interest was not ready to get involved in whatever plans my parents had, and I didn’t seem to care about any agreement they had with the two men who were definitely not the kind of men I wanted to be with, especially not

HARPER ’S POV I couldn’t believe that I had agreed to do something that absurd. Agreeing to get married to Casper even though I didn't know him was crazy, but I could do anything to stay away from Asher. Maybe I wasn’t thinking straight; maybe I was just being emotional. Whatever the case may be, I was willing to protect my son from any form of contact with his father whose identity was unknown to everyone and I wanted it to remain that way. Throughout the rest of the night, Casper tried to speak to me, hoping that we could kindle some spark between us but I avoided him completely. Each time I saw him coming toward me, I always found a way to disappear before he could get to me. Eventually, I couldn’t run any further, and he caught up with me just when I thought I had finally been able to escape from him. “Is it my thoughts or have you been avoiding me?” He asked, blocking me from passing through. “Can you excuse me? I want to go check on my son.” I tried to find a way to walk a

CASPER’ POVGroaning at the first flicker of dawn, I yawned loudly with my arms stretched across the king-sized bed I was given to sleep on by the Kingstons. “What a night,” I grunted in frustration, reminded that my night was ruined by my so-called cousin. He always found a way to stop me from living my life each time he was around me. He made it seem very obvious between the two of us that I was the one who wasn’t truly from his family, even though it appeared that everyone loved me more than him. I was hardly around, but I had created eternal memories that were enough to keep me fresh in the minds of everyone no matter how long and far gone I was. I had a lot going on inside my mind while I was in the shower, and one of them was the thought about Diana’s ridiculous condition. “Who the hell does she think she is?!” My temper rose, and the thought of giving up on her crept into my mind in a flash. After all, my cousin seemed so much more interested in her. I might as well let th