Semua Bab Carrying the Hockey Prince's Secret child : Bab 31 - Bab 40

Azrielle's POVOh my heavens, what just happened?His arm was wrapped around my waist like a steel band, holding me so firmly to his lap it felt like he never wanted to let go. We just sat there, frozen in time, staring into each other's eyes. His dark, wild gaze pulled me in so intensely, so dangerously, that for one terrifying, insane second, I felt the overwhelming urge to lean down and place my lips on his.I was still completely lost in my own dreamland when a sharp, screeching voice shattered the air."What the hell, you fucking bitch?!" Skye roared.The harsh sound snapped me straight back to reality. I regained my senses instantly, my face burning as I practically jumped off him, scrambling back onto my feet in the narrow aisle.Every single pair of eyes on the bus was glued to me. Jeez. I flicked my gaze toward the front and of course, my eyes landed straight on Mireille. She was leaning back in her seat, practically glowing with pure, unadulterated entertainment. She was enj

Declan's POVThe sirens wailed, cutting through the chaotic night air as the ambulance tore down the boulevard toward the hospital.I didn't let go of Azrielle for a single second. The moment we burst through the emergency room doors, the medical team took over. They transferred her fragile, trembling body onto a gurney and began barking orders—oxygen saturation, heart rate, smoke inhalation checks—as they rushed her straight down the corridor and into an examination ward.My hands were covered in soot, my knuckles raw, standing frozen in the middle of the hallway while the double doors swung shut behind her.A nurse immediately approached Mireille, holding out a clipboard and insisting she go to triage to get her own lungs checked for smoke inhalation. Mireille didn't even glance at her."I'm not going anywhere," Mireille snapped, her hair matted with ash and her clothes smelling of scorched plastic. "I am staying right here until I know Az is out of danger.""Ma'am, you need to be e

Mireille's POVThe glare I was throwing Reyes right now could have melted solid steel. What the actual hell? How dare this small lad scoop me up over his shoulder like a sack of laundry in front of half the hospital staff?"Her lungs are completely clear, sir," the nurse said, tucking her stethoscope away into her coat pocket. "No severe smoke inhalation. She's good to go."She turned toward the door, but Reyes immediately stepped straight into her path, crossing his arms like a brick wall. "Check her again, nurse. Everything. Chest, pulse, oxygen levels—run it all one more time.""She is fine, sir," the nurse repeated, holding back a exhausted sigh."You heard her, I'm fine!" I snapped, swinging my legs off the side of the examination bed and glaring up at him. "I need to go check on Azrielle right now."Reyes stepped up, dropping both hands onto the edge of my bed, trapping me in place as he leaned down to eye level. "Azrielle is fine. In fact, she's completely out of danger. Can yo

Azrielle's POV"You know you don't have to go to the rink today!" Mireille yelled after me as I hopped into the back of the SUV. "You are not fully healed, Az! Every bottom-feeding reporter in the city is waiting for you to show up so they can eat you alive!""Mireille, I am fine," I said, pulling my blazer over my shoulders and settling into the leather seat. "And there is nothing any reporter can do to me. Hiding away just means I'm confirming whatever garbage they're printing. It's the hockey world—news flies around constantly. Tomorrow, another scandal will swallow this one up. And to be completely honest, it isn't even that bad to be called a homewrecker."Mireille snapped around from the front seat, her hand flying up to press against my forehead to feel my temperature."Azrielle, are you out of your mind?!" she gasped, scanning my face. "Jeez, I hope that smoke didn't do permanent damage to your brain!""Can you stop being so dramatic?" I scoffed, swatting her hand away. "Come

Mireille’s POVJust after Azrielle marched off to go find Declan, I took a breath, clutching her digital pad to my chest as I stepped up to fill her shoes by the glass. Coach Preston excused himself to his office shortly after, leaving the boys to take a brief water break.The rest of the team immediately scattered toward the bench, gulping down water and catching their breath. Everyone except Reyes.I was scanning the line statistics when I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Reyes was gliding straight across the ice toward me, a familiar, boyish grin plastered across his face. I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. What is this bug up to now?Before I could even open my mouth to tell him to go drink some water, his skate caught the edge of the ice."Ahhh!" Reyes let out a dramatic, sharp yell as he slumped heavily against the dasher wall, clutching his right skate with a pained grimace."Reyes!" My heart did a violent flip in my chest. Being the closest person to him, I