All Chapters of In Love With My Alpha Hockey Player : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Lily’s POVThe cold night air bit into my face as I crouched behind the rusted dumpster. My heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird. Next to me, Holden leaned his tall, athletic frame against the brick wall. His jaw was tight, and his knuckles were still white from the fight in the locker room. He looked like an angry god who had just been thrown out of heaven."Are you sure about this?" Holden whispered. His voice was low and rough, sending a strange shiver down my spine. The usual arrogant smirk was entirely gone from his face.I nodded, gripping the strap of my backpack until my fingers ached."We do not have a choice," I whispered back. My voice trembled, but I forced myself to stand straight. "My dad is out there somewhere. If the answers are inside the shop, we have to go in."We both looked across the dark alley. The back door of Vance Sports Gear was only twenty feet away. Just a few hours ago, this place was my safe haven. It was the family shop where I spent my a

Lily’s POVHolden leaned forward, his chest rising and falling fast. The violent purple light in his eyes seemed to burn through the pitch black tunnel.Another deep, rumbling growl left his throat, shaking the concrete walls around us. He did not see me as Lily right now. He saw me as target practice. He looked ready to tear me into tiny pieces.Holden, please, I said, my voice barely a whisper. I backed up until my shoulders hit the wet, freezing wall. You know who I am. Fight it.He did not listen. He bared his fangs, his large hands curving into sharp claws that scraped loudly against the concrete floor. He took a sudden step toward me, moving like a predator about to spring on a helpless lamb. The black veins on his face pulsed with a toxic, evil power. The dark relic was totally controlling his mind.I knew I could not run away. He was a werewolf sports captain, and I was just an ordinary girl next door. He would catch me in a single second. I had to do something right now, or I

Lily’s POVMy breath froze in the air as I stared at the sharp silver blade pressed against my dad’s neck. The tiny drop of red blood on his collar screamed at me to move. My mind stopped working, and my body took over.Do not do it, Lily, Holden hissed, his large hand gripping my shoulder like a steel clamp. It is a suicide mission. If you walk out there, he will take your power and kill him anyway.I cannot just stand here and watch him die, Holden, I whispered, tears burning my eyes.I pulled away from his grip. For the first time, Holden did not stop me. He knew as well as I did that we had zero options. I pushed open the small plastic gate and stepped onto the slippery white ice.The cold hit my sneakers instantly. I took a slow, shaking step forward. The ice crunched under my feet, sounding incredibly loud in the dead silence of the stadium.Thousands of trapped townspeople watched me from the stands, their eyes filled with absolute desperation. The rogue wolves smirked, their y

Lily’s POVThe arena was filled with the sound of heavy breathing and weak groans. I lay on the freezing white ice, my muscles feeling like lead. Every bit of the white light inside me had been ripped away by that horrible black rock. I could barely lift my chin to see what was happening.All around the spectator stands, the powerful Blood Moon pack enforcers were flat on their backs. Alpha Thomas was clutching his chest, gasping for air like a regular man running out of breath.Their wolves were completely gone, locked behind a dark wall inside their own minds. They were not supernatural protectors anymore. They were just ordinary humans, completely defenseless.The rogue wolves looked at each other, and then a loud, ugly sound broke the silence.They started laughing.It was a cold, cruel sound that echoed off the high metal ceiling. The rogues stepped over the plastic benches, their yellow eyes glowing brighter than ever in the dim sports lights. They did not have to worry about pa

Holden’s POVThe world went completely quiet. The sounds of the fighting pack, the shouting townspeople, and the dripping water from the melting ice all vanished. The only thing I could focus on was the girl in my arms.Lily was not moving. Her beautiful eyes were closed, and her face was totally blank. I kept my hand pressed against her warm neck, waiting for that familiar, steady thumping sound.Nothing. There was no pulse. Her chest was completely still.My fated mate was dead. She had taken a brutal hit meant for my head, using her own human body to save mine.Something broke inside my soul. It felt like a giant, burning tear ripped through my chest, letting out a monster that had been locked away for a thousand years. The fated mate bond did not just wake up. It exploded with a violent, terrifying power.A loud, cracking sound echoed through my bones. My muscles began to expand, ripping right through the fabric of my varsity sports jacket. My claws grew longer, sharper, and stron