All Chapters of The Hockey Alpha's Hidden Mate: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

AxelI spent the next day trying to convince my father to be reasonable. It was like arguing with a wall.“I’ll bring her after three months,” I said for the fifth time, totally exasperated. “She’s in college. She has classes. Competitions. I can’t drag her to North Ridge because you suddenly decided you want proof. Also what about me? I have only three months left to finish my course.” My father sat behind his desk, fingers steepled, watching me with cold patience. Alpha William Hale had mastered that look. It was the look that made warriors lower their heads and elders reconsider their words.Unfortunately, it had stopped working on me.“You told me she is the love of your life,” he said. “So bring her.”My jaw tightened. “That doesn’t mean I’ll parade her in front of the pack because you’re insecure about Ashley.”His eyes flashed. “This rejection is too grave to be overlooked. Ashley was expected to be your Luna. The pack knows that. Her family knows that. If you discard her for

VioletBy the time Axel and I started walking back toward the house, my head was still spinning. None of it made sense.I didn’t know how far Gary would go. Axel’s father wanted to see me. I was supposed to leave campus for a few days and go to Axel’s hometown, a place I knew nothing about, with a boy who kept too many secrets and kissed me like the lie between us was becoming real.Snow crunched softly under our shoes as we took the path back toward the house. The trees stood dark around us, and the cold wind brushed against my cheeks, but Axel’s hand was pressed on the small of my back possessively. We were almost near the front walk when someone stepped out from the side of the house. I noticed it was Colin. He stood under the porch light, hands in the pockets of his coat, his hair slightly messy from the wind. At first, his eyes went to me, then dropped to Axel’s hand behind me. His expression pinched for a moment, which he smoothed“There you are,” he said with a smile. “I was

VioletAs soon as Axel left, I stood in the middle of his room for a few seconds. The fire crackled softly in the hearth. Outside the tall windows, snow drifted over the valley, covering everything in white. I didn’t know why I felt like I had a deep connection to this place. I finally took my bag and went into the bathroom, and froze. The bathroom looked like something from a luxury magazine. The floor was white marble with pale gray veins running through it. A large bathtub stood near the window, and the shower had glass walls and golden fittings. There were folded towels on a heated rack, scented soaps in glass bottles, and a huge mirror.I took a long bath because I needed to calm down. The warm water softened my stiff shoulders, and for a few minutes, I just relaxed. By the time I came out, I felt more human.I dressed in my jeans and the nice shirt I had brought, then stayed in the room like Axel had ordered. I told myself it was ridiculous to obey him so easily, but honestly,

AxelTalking to Violet felt so good.I had not planned to tell her about my mother. I never talked about Selene Hale with anyone. Not even to the women who had tried to crawl into my bed over the years thinking my silence was something they could soften.My mother was not a subject. She was a wound that refused to be sewn. But with Violet sitting against my headboard and my head resting in her lap, the words had come out automatically. She had not pushed or looked at me with pity. She had simply listened, her fingers moving gently through my hair like she had every right to calm the storm inside me.For the first time in years, speaking about my mother had not made me feel weak. Instead, it relieved me. What was this girl doing to me? Blaze had been losing his mind the whole time. Violet’s lap was warm beneath my head, and I was close enough to the softest, most dangerous part of her body that every breath was punishment. Her core. Her scent wrapped around me until my wolf wanted to

VioletI looked at Axel and said the only sane thing left to say. “I don’t want to be anyone’s weak point, Axel. I don’t want you to break for me or get injured because of a forced engagement. That would be unfair to you. Let’s just tell your father the whole truth.”He looked at me with something unreadable in his eyes, something dark and almost helpless. Then he leaned over and kissed me softly. His mouth lingered over mine, and when he pulled away, his forehead almost touched mine.“It’s out of my control now, Vi,” he said quietly. “Even if I want to, I can’t pull out of this.”Shit.I swallowed, because I understood what he meant. He was in deep trouble. If he backed out now, not only his father but his pack members would stop trusting him. After what Alpha William had said about needing a Luna beside him for the pack’s trust, this had become bigger than a fake-dating arrangement.“I’m so sorry,” I said in a low voice. “But I promise I’ll stay out of problems. For the next three m