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Nihan smiled when her mother's face appeared on her phone screen."I miss you, honey. I'm so happy you got hired by the Blizzards Wipers. Now you can finally work closer to Kester."The smile on Nihan's face faded slightly.She lowered the comb in her hand and leaned back in her chair.She had only told her family about the new job today. The past week had been too chaotic—adjusting to the team, dealing with Calix Godwin, and trying to avoid every conversation that somehow led back to Kester.But there was still one thing they didn't know.Kester was no longer part of her life.Before she could figure out how to say it, Fred suddenly appeared beside their mother, pushing himself into the camera frame.Nihan immediately smiled again.It had been months since she had seen her younger brother.Even though he was now eighteen, taller than her, and preparing for college, she could still picture the little boy who used to follow her everywhere and beg for ice cream with the biggest puppy ey

"Are you acquainted with Ryler Montano?"Nihan turned toward Ivy, surprised by the question.The assistant coordinator leaned closer, her eyes filled with curiosity."No.""Oh."Ivy tilted her head."He's been looking at you. I thought maybe you knew him through Calix."There it was again.That teasing expression.Nihan sighed."Ivy.""What?""Not you too."She smiled innocently."Doing what?""The Calix teasing."Ivy only grinned.Nihan shook her head."Why would Calix introduce me to Ryler Montano anyway?""Because they're cousins."The answer came so casually that Ivy immediately froze.Then her eyes widened."Oh."She covered her mouth."I probably wasn't supposed to say that."Nihan looked at her."Cousins?"Ivy lowered her voice."That information isn't public yet. Pretend I didn't tell you."Nihan didn't push further, but the information stayed in her mind.Ryler Montano.One of the most recognized names in New York.And somehow, Calix was connected to him.It explained some th

Calix's absence from the game had clearly hurt the team.Nihan hadn't been able to watch the entire game because of his injury, but when she talked to Ivy afterward, she learned that things had quickly become a mess without him.Now, she was finally home, stretched out on the couch in soft shorts and an oversized tank top. She wasn't wearing a bra because she had never liked wearing one inside her apartment.Free the boobies!It was one of the simple things she hadn't been able to enjoy much while dating Kester. That man had an endless sex drive, especially after games. Whenever she walked around without a bra, he always seemed to take it as an invitation.Thinking about it now, breaking up with him was probably one of the best things that had happened to her.Nihan happily took another spoonful of rocky-road ice cream.Even better, she didn't have a boyfriend stealing a bite every five seconds.“So, the Blizzards Wipers actually lost?” Myta asked through the phone.Nihan looked at th

The moment Lucy Tanner left the office, silence filled the room.Nihan stared at the closed door, still trying to understand what had just happened. She had two weeks to get Calix back into playing condition, or both she and Ivy could lose their jobs.A chair suddenly scraped against the floor.Calix stood, and the anger on his face immediately made Nihan tense.“You just had to say something, didn't you?”Nihan quickly stood as well. “I didn't know she would react like that. I only wanted her to understand that you really need to rest.”“If you didn't know what would happen, maybe you shouldn't have said anything.”His cold voice caught her off guard.“Calix.”He didn't wait for her to explain. He walked out and slammed the door behind him.Nihan slowly sat back down and looked at Ivy, who had also dropped into her chair.“I'm sorry, Ivy. You got dragged into this because of me.”Ivy sighed. “It's okay, Nihan. You couldn't have known. Mrs. Tanner is just like that.”Nihan thought abo

Nihan looked around the dark arena and nervously bit her lip.“The shower room is locked too?”“Yeah.” Calix ran a hand through his damp hair. “It slipped my mind.”Being trapped inside a huge hockey arena after midnight was bad enough. With only the emergency lights on, the rink somehow looked much bigger and far more frightening.Nihan glanced toward the dark hallways and suppressed a shiver.“Maybe we can call the guards?”“I don’t have the head guard’s number. Ivy does, so we’d have to call her.”“No.”The answer came out faster than Nihan intended.Calix frowned at her.She quickly explained, “It’s already late. I don’t want to bother Ivy.”After hearing how little time Ivy already had for her son, Nihan couldn’t bring herself to disturb her unless they truly had no other choice. Lucy Tanner had already placed enough pressure on Ivy because of Calix’s condition.They were safe inside the arena.Spending one night there wouldn’t kill them.Probably.Nihan looked toward the sealed