All Chapters of Fangs Beneath Ice: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

The Wrong Mate

Cole POVThe sound of hockey skates cutting across ice echoed through the empty arena. It was sharp and violent.I pushed harder, my chest burning as I chased the puck across the rink alone. Sweat slid down my neck under my training shirt, my wolf restless beneath my skin. I slammed the puck into the goal. The impact cracked through the silent arena.Then I heard a deep mocking voice “Still practicing alone like a loser?”Hearing that voice, my grip tightened around my hockey stick before I slowly looked toward the entrance.Lucas leaned against the doorway with a mocking smile on his face. Two of his friends stood behind him, laughing quietly.My stepbrother looked perfect as always. He always wore perfect clothes and had a perfect smile.He always looked like the Perfect future Alpha. Everything my father wanted.Lucas continued casually “You’ll tear your shoulder at this rate and then what? You’ll blame me again?”I turned away from him and picked up another puck and said without a

Cross the Line

Cole POV The rumors spread through Blackthorne Academy by morning. Hallaway, classroom, locker room, everywhere I went, I heard those words “Rejected Mate”, “Pathetic Alpha”, “Serena Vale’s unfortunate fate”. People stared openly when I walked past them. Some laughed and some whispered about last night. Others looked almost relieved that it wasn’t happening to them.I read lots of books about rejected mates but never thought I would be rejected too. In those books, omegas were rejected by their cruel alpha. In my case alpha was rejected by his fated Omega. Well, at least they got a better alpha in the end, can't say that about myself. I kept my head down and walked toward class while gripping my bag tightly, then I heard a cheerful voice “Hey, Black!”I looked at the source of that voice and saw a group of students blocking the hallway.One of them smirked and said “You are still her mate?”Laughter erupted in the hallway, I ignored them and kept walking. That only made them louder

The Initiation

Cole POVThe underground entrance beneath Blackthorne Academy smelled like blood and smoke.I immediately knew this was a mistake.Students in black masks surrounded the hallway silently while dark candles burned along stone walls.Nobody spoke or laughed. The atmosphere felt wrong. It felt dangerous.I pulled my hood lower while walking deeper underground. Every instinct screamed at me to leave but I kept going.Because if I backed down now, he would call me weak again.A tall masked student stopped in front of me and asked “Name?”I looked at him and said “Cole Black.”Hearing my name, the student went still briefly then stepped aside immediately.Of course, everyone knew my name and not for my achievements but for them, I was the pathetic rejected alpha.The deeper I walked, the colder the air became. Low music echoed through the tunnels while masked wolves gathered around circular symbols painted on the floor.“Obsidian Circle” is written in block letters. It looked like a cult.A

Rumors

Cole's POVThe next morning, everything in the Blackthorne Academy felt different or maybe I was the one who changed.Students stared at me everywhere, in the hallway, inside classrooms and even during breakfast.Their whispers followed me like shadows “That’s him.”One person said “The one from initiation.”Another person said “I heard he collapsed during the ritual.”Another person murmured “No way.”Someone said “What if he’s cursed?”Hearing it, I tightened my grip around my coffee cup but kept walking without giving them any reaction. I hated attention, especially this kind of attention.The bruise-like mark on my throat burned slightly under my collar. I could still feel Aiden’s fingers brushing against it last night.Remembering that, my jaw tightened immediately. That jerk did that purposely.I entered my classroom quietly and sat near the back like always.Most students avoided sitting beside me now. Well, it's not like they always wanted to approach me but now they act like

You are Interesting

Cole POV The locker room fell silent. Aiden leaned against the doorway, one of his hands in his pocket and his dark eyes fixed on Lucas. A small smile appeared on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes.He said lazily "Practice ended ten minutes ago. Why are you still bothering my little wolf?"Hearing it, I clenched my jaw and said with gritted teeth "I told you not to call me that."Aiden didn't even look at me, his attention stayed on Lucas.Lucas crossed his arms, forcing a smile and said "I was talking to my brother."Aiden’s one eye raised and he asked with a mocking tone "You call that talking?" His voice remained calm, but I could feel his anger beneath his words. Lucas shrugged and said with a casual tone "What I do with my family isn't your business."Aiden took one slow step forward, like a Predator, and said with his cold voice, "No, it becomes my business when I have to keep pulling your hands off him."The room grew colder. Several teammates quietly slipped out of the

Rivalry

Cole POVBy the time Monday morning arrived, I had developed a new routine and that was to ignore the whispers, ignore the stares and most importantly, ignore Aiden Cross.The first two were manageable but the third one? Impossible.Every hallway seemed too small whenever he was around. Every room felt like it shrank until there was nowhere to look except at him or more accurately, nowhere to avoid looking.I adjusted the strap of my hockey bag as I walked toward the arena.Today's practice wasn't ordinary. Both Black Fang and Crimson Claw had been ordered to share the ice before next week's match. Coach claimed it would "evaluate discipline under pressure."I didn't want to see him but in this case I didn't have any choice. Seriously, sometimes I wonder what the moon goddess thought when she wrote my destiny. I mean I should have more encounters with my ex-fated Luna. I watched dramas and their fated alpha and luna met all the time. At that time, the mistress tried to humiliate the pr

Beneath the West Wing

Cole POVThe silver pendant felt colder than ice. I turned it over in my palm for the twentieth time, tracing the crescent moon engraved on its surface with my thumb.It wasn't new, the edges were worn smooth, as though someone had carried it for years. I could tell it was from my mother. The only photograph I had of her showed this exact pendant resting against her collarbone.I looked back into the empty hallway. There were no footsteps or shadows, no sign of whoever had left the wooden box outside my room.Was it a prank? No, it could not be a prank. Not everyone knew about my mother. Father never discussed about my mother. Almost nobody ever spoke about her. It's like talking about her was forbidden but I want to know about my mother. Whoever knew about this pendant also knew about my mother.I quietly closed the dorm room door and locked it.I looked at the note again “She wanted you to find this before they did.”I narrowed my eyes and murmured "They."The word bothered me more t

Echoes Beneath the Stone

Cole POVMy heart launched when a hand gripped my wrist from the darkness.A familiar voice whispered near my ear "Keep quiet, unless you want them to find you."Aiden Cross! Now I was sure he stalked me like a creep. Wherever I went, he always followed.I jerked my arm free and spun around and I hissed "What are you doing here?" The faint light from distant torches caught the sharp lines of his face. Unlike the Obsidian Circle members who wore masks, he wore no silver mask.A smirk appeared on his face and he said in a teasing voice "I could ask you the same question."I said in a low voice "I asked first."Aiden glanced toward the tunnel where the masked figures had disappeared and said "And if you keep talking, they'll hear us."His calm tone only irritated me. Seriously, was there even one time when he didn't irritate me? I just want some alone time. Why did he always stalk me? I narrowed my eyes and asked with an irritated voice "You've been following me."He said with a serious

Mother's Identity

Cole POVThe emergency alarms echoed across Blackthorne University, drowning out the last of the wolves's howls and red warning lights flashed across every building.Students flooded into the courtyards, some still wearing pajamas beneath T-shirts. Confused voices mixed with anxious whispers as everyone searched for answers. I folded the note and slipped it into my pocket.The words refused to leave my mind “Your mother didn't die the way they told you.”Someone had risked sneaking to my dorm just to tell me that. Why? And who would do that? What would they get by doing it? I was not naive enough to believe someone could help me to find my mother's origin freely. I knew they wanted something from me, but what? I didn't know.A loud voice boomed through the campus speakers "All students report to the central courtyard immediately. This is not a drill."Hearing it, a cold shiver ran through my spine. What would happen to the college authority to announce this? I grabbed my jacket and hur

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