All Chapters of CHOOSING MY EX'S HOCKEY RIVAL: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

EVELYN'S POVI woke up a few minutes before my alarm, and I didn't stand up or study. I just lay there, eyes fixed on the ceiling as I thought about how suddenly my life changed overnight. I couldn't hear a single sound coming from anywhere, and that silence felt like the peace I'd always chased all my life.A small smile crept onto my lips as I threw my blanket aside. Then, I walked into the bathroom, freshened up, and returned to my study. I picked up my notebook and textbooks, but before opening them, I reached for the stack of past questions Damien had arranged for me last night."I'll at least solve these before breakfast."I timed myself, and the first question took fifteen minutes. The second took ten, and by the fifth—I was already finding it so easy.When I finally checked the marking scheme, my lips parted open, and my hands flew to my mouth. I had only missed one question. “No way…” I checked again, and the result was the same.I leaned back against my chair, unable to sto

DAMIEN'S POVMy morning started early as usual. I straightened and walked towards the water dispenser for a cup of water. When I finished drinking, I started with my first morning drill—jumping jacks, then my phone started buzzing.I glanced at the phone lying on my bed, and Coach Reynold’s ID flashed on the screen.I passed my exercise and picked it up immediately. “Morning, coach.”“I need you here early,” he muttered, and from the reverberation of his voice, I could tell he was already in the rink.“I'm on my way,” I responded, and the call ended.I dashed into the bathroom, freshened up, and headed for the arena.***Half an hour later, I stepped into the rink, and only the coach alongside his assistant were present.The coach motioned me over as soon as his eyes landed on me, and I skated towards him."The alumni exhibition has been moved up."My brows pulled together. “I thought it was next week.”“It was,” Coach muttered. “But something else came up, and it's become a bigger ev

EVELYN'S POVKissing Damien haunted me all through the night. I had no idea why I did what I did, but one thing I was totally sure of was that there was no way things were going to remain the same between us.It wasn't like I regretted it… It was just that I couldn't stop thinking about it.Every time I picked up my pen to study, I remembered his dumbfounded face after the kiss, and every time my phone buzzed for a notification, part of me hoped it was Damien.“Ridiculous,” I whispered, slamming my palm against the table.I had spent almost two years convincing myself I loved Jason, yet I had never felt this nervous over something as simple as brushing someone's lips against mine.I groaned and buried my face in my textbook."I've completely lost my mind."***By afternoon, the charity committee had gathered at Westlake to inspect the venue for the fundraising gala, and representatives from both universities walked through the decorated hall while assigning responsibilities.I was dis

EVELYN'S POVI woke up unusually early. And for once, it wasn't because of anxiety or because my phone was buzzing from Lilly's calls—it was because my body had gotten enough rest. The silence inside Damien's suite had slowly become something I depended on.I stretched lazily before sitting up, and my eyes drifted toward the study table. The stack of textbooks no longer looked impossible.After a very long time of doubting myself, I actually believed I could pass.A smile crept onto my face as I straightened and darted towards my study table. "I can do this."***I spent the entire morning studying, and I didn't even use my phone all through.Around noon, a knock came from the door. I darted quickly towards the door and opened it to find Damien leaning against the frame with two takeaway bags."Let me guess,” he said with a smile, lifting both bags. “You forgot to eat lunch, didn't you?”I glanced at my wristwatch, and it was almost 3 pm. "I actually did.""I know.""Don't worry,” I m

EVELYN'S POV I stayed up all night, rolling from side to side on my bed as I thought about what Lilly told me. I tried studying to pass time too, but I started hallucinating, seeing the carving everywhere on my books. The sun filtered through the curtains, and I raised my hand towards my face as I straightened, and headed to the bathroom to freshen up. Then I went straight to school. I sat through my morning lecture with my notebook open and my pen moving across the page, but when the professor dismissed the class, I looked down and realized I had written the same sentence six times. I had completely blanked out on the lecture, and it wasn't even on Damien's confession from the previous night, but something I had literally no idea of. My mind kept returning to only one thing—the North Wing. I could still remember the strange carvings running across the door's surface, and the unsettling feeling that something on the other side was trying to pull me closer. I thought I'd be able