All Chapters of CHOOSING MY EX'S HOCKEY RIVAL: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

DAMIEN'S POVSaturday morning arrived much faster than I expected. I had barely finished tying my skates when Coach Reynolds walked into the practice rink with his hands behind his back."You look nervous.""I've played in national championships," I looked up, then scoffed. "I've played in front of thirty thousand people… I'm not nervous."Coach chuckled. "I'm not talking about hockey."I knew exactly what he meant.I sighed. "It isn't like that."Coach raised an eyebrow. "No?""No.""You're acting like you don't spend every free hour with her?"I stayed quiet, then scoffed as I shook my head."You don't wait outside her classes?" He pushed his head forward, hands folded behind him. "You didn't volunteer to host today's skating clinic the moment you heard she'd be your partner?"I rubbed the back of my neck. “Yeah… I walked into that one."Coach laughed loudly. "Just don't scare the poor girl away."“I'm trying,” I sighed, finally done tying.***An hour later, children from different

DAMIEN'S POVJust like every other day of my life, I observed my morning routine, then went straight into the rink. I made a few runs before the coach and other players joined, and training started immediately. The first pass came, and I caught it cleanly before firing the puck into the top corner of the net.The horn sounded immediately."Again!" Coach Reynolds barked from the bench.The players quickly reset.We waited for the mark, and another puck slid towards me.I dragged it across the ice, faked to the left, then snapped my wrist. The goalkeeper barely reacted before the puck buried itself into the back of the net."Good," Coach shouted. "That's enough."The whistle echoed through the arena, signaling the end of practice.One after another, the players skated off the ice, laughing among themselves.I remained where I was, replaying what happened between Pedro and me over and over in my head. Maybe I was too harsh on someone I've played several games with, and literally is a fa

EVELYN'S POVI woke up smiling, and I couldn't seem to wipe it off no matter how hard I tried.Every time I shut my eyes, I saw the same thing—the empty rink, Damien's voice breaking as he confessed, and the kiss that came right after. My chest still felt warm just thinking about it.I buried my face into my pillow and laughed quietly to myself like an absolute lunatic before finally forcing myself out of bed.I was still getting dressed for class when my phone buzzed against the table.Damien.**Good morning.**A smile crept onto my face before I even typed my reply, my thumbs moving faster than I meant them to.**Morning.**The response came almost instantly.**How's the girl that nearly broke both of us on the ice?**I laughed out loud in my empty room, pressing my palm against my mouth like someone could actually hear me.**You're still talking about that?****You almost killed your hockey captain.****I should've pushed harder.****Too late. I'm already attached to you now.**I s

EVELYN'S POVI jerked up from my sleep with a scream. I had no idea what dream I had, but I was sure as hell that it was terrifying, because my heart was beating like crazy and my shirt was soaked in my sweat. I swallowed hard as I pushed myself off the bed, and I walked slowly into the bathroom, running a cold shower on myself till I calmed down.I stayed in that position long after I had stopped the shower, trying to figure out what dream I had, and why it was so darn scary. After a long time of futile attempts, I walked out of the bathroom into my bedroom, and I threw on a cloth before returning to my bed. No matter how hard I tried to sleep, I couldn't, so I decided to use that time to study instead, and probably sleep during the day.I walked towards my study table, settled down, and picked up maths to study. But yeah… I couldn't even grasp a thing. My mind kept returning to what woke me up, and as I shut my eyes, already tired, something crazy happened. The image of the door at

EVELYN'S POV“I have to go right now.” I pushed myself up and started walking towards the exit of the cave.“Where do you think you're going?” Ryan pulled me back. “Did you not listen to everything I just told you right now?”“I have no idea who you are,” I muttered, yanking my arm from his grip. “There's no way I'm believing the words of a stranger.”“You mean… the same stranger that just saved your life?” He shot at me, and I rolled my eyes. “If you want to escape this valley in one piece, your best option is with me.”“Why are you helping me exactly?” I asked, and his expression suddenly changed.“That's none of your business.”He didn't say a word after that. He just packed a few things from the cave and started walking towards the exit.Did I just strike a chord or something… Someone tell me what's going on.“Aren't you going to wait for me?” I galloped after him.“You're following me already, aren't you?”“Where exactly…” I stared, but he lifted a finger, and I found my lips perf