All Chapters of The Hockey Alpha's Hidden Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

AxelThe video had been up for most of the day, yet I told myself there was no reason to investigate. After being publicly humiliated like that, Violet would apply for a transfer. She would leave North Valley, and the maddening pull I felt toward her would finally disappear.I kept telling myself the entire day.Still, rage stirred inside me whenever I remembered the caption beneath the video. Someone had deliberately made Violet look like a whore and invited men to pay for her. The thought of anyone approaching her because of that post made my claws threaten to break through my fingertips.Someone had also followed us from Colin’s party to her dorm. They had stood close enough to record me trapping her against the wall, yet I hadn’t noticed them. That was disturbing. Because normally, I catalogued every scent around me without thinking. Human, wolf, fear, excitement, alcohol—I noticed everything. That night, however, Violet’s scent had overwhelmed my senses. I had been so focused on

AxelAshley was waiting inside my house when I came downstairs. She sat on the couch with her legs crossed, dressed in her cheerleading uniform even though practice wouldn’t begin for another hour. Her familiar perfume filled the room, making me almost puke.“What are you doing here?” I asked.She looked up from her phone. “Waiting for you.”“I don’t remember inviting you.”“I shouldn’t need an invitation.” She placed her phone aside and stood. “You’ve been avoiding me.”“I’ve been busy, Ashley,” I said, my tone almost boring though on the inside I wanted her to leave. “With that skater?”Blaze stirred beneath my skin at the mention of Violet. I walked toward the kitchen so Ashley wouldn’t notice my reaction. “What I do is none of your business.”“It is my business when everyone on campus thinks we’re together.” She followed me. “Everyone in the pack knows it too.”I turned around. I growled, “We aren’t together.”Her face tightened. “Don’t humiliate me by pretending we’re strangers.

AxelMy father hadn’t given me a challenge. His three-month deadline had been nothing more than a mockery.Bring me another woman who is more suitable than Ashley.He knew I wouldn’t. Despite living among humans, I had spent years avoiding any real attachment to them. Becoming involved with a human risked exposing our existence, especially when my wolf was already difficult to control. I could sleep with human women and walk away before they noticed anything unusual, but bringing one into my family was different. Knotting in her would be catastrophic. That was the reason why my half-brother was a product of a surrogate she-wolf. My father knew I would never take that risk.Ashley would remain his first choice because she had been trained for the position since she was young. She understood pack laws, alliances, and Luna duties. More importantly, my human stepmother wanted Ashley beside me, and my father had become too wrapped around her finger to refuse her anything.For the next tw

VioletColin called me three times after the game. He was having another party at his house to celebrate the team’s victory, and he insisted that I come. I refused, but he kept pushing.“You were there when I scored my first goal,” he said. “You’re part of the reason we won.”I laughed, “Colin, that doesn’t make sense.”He said with a chuckle, “It makes sense to me. Please come, Violet. Just for an hour.”I sighed as he disconnected the call. Lena wanted to attend too. “I’ve never seen Colin so excited,” she said while searching through her closet. “He played like he was trying to impress you. Maybe that’s why he scored.”Her words made me uncomfortable. Colin and I barely knew each other, yet he was acting as if we shared something serious. Why was he pushing me so much? Finally, I decided to attend for one reason. I would speak to Colin privately and make my boundaries clear. I didn’t want to date him, and he had to accept that.When Lena and I reached the party, the house was alr

Axel It was Ashely. Her angry voice carried all the way upstairs. “I said I want to see Axel!”Violet shifted slightly against my chest, and my arms tightened around her before she could wake. She needed rest, and someone to watch her breathing until morning. I had no intention of leaving her alone.Downstairs, Tyler responded calmly. “Axel doesn’t want to see anyone.”“I’m not anyone,” Ashley snapped. “Get out of my way.”“You’re not going upstairs,” Mason almost growled. Ashley shouted, “Do you have any idea who you’re speaking to? I’ll report both of you to Axel’s stepmother.”A growl built inside my chest. Ashley had no right to storm into my house and disturb my mate. And how dare she threaten me involving my stepmother’s? I was about to get up when Mason’s reply stopped me.“Go complain to whoever you want,” he said. “You aren’t the Luna of the North Ridge pack, and I don’t take orders from you. Axel said no visitors.”Ashley gasped. I could imagine her eyes widening. She was