Lahat ng Kabanata ng FAKING IT ON ICE: DATING THE SPORT KING: Kabanata 91 - Kabanata 100

MIKKAI remained restless after the Blood Moon Alpha left. His challenge kept playing in my mind, especially the way he had looked at Seven when he said the words, as though he already knew how the fight would end. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Seven standing across from a wolf who had years of experience while Seven had only just discovered what he was. The thought made my chest tighten, but I refused to let fear control me because Seven needed someone beside him who could think clearly. If he was going to step into that trial, then I was going to make sure he understood exactly what he was walking into.Mara sat across from us at the dining table, several old books spread open between us. The pages were yellow and worn, and some of the writing looked so old that I could barely understand it, but Mara seemed to know exactly what she was looking for. She explained that an Alpha trial was not simply a fight where the strongest wolf won, because the old rules tested much more than

MIKKAI barely had time to understand what Seven meant before every light outside the estate suddenly went dark. The warm glow that had filled the windows disappeared, leaving the property covered in a darkness that felt completely wrong. My heart jumped into my throat as I looked toward the windows, trying to see anything beyond the glass, but the rain and darkness made it impossible. Somewhere beside me, Seven went completely still, and the change in his face made fear crawl slowly down my spine.“Seven, what did you—”“Shh!”His voice was low and serious, and before I could ask another question, Maya rushed into the room. She looked toward the dark windows, then toward Seven, and I saw the fear she was trying to hide. That frightened me more than the darkness because Maya had spent days preparing us for danger, yet now she looked like she had just realized the danger had arrived. Then a loud crash came from somewhere near the front of the property, followed by the sound of metal br

MIKKAI remained quiet after Seven said the words, because I didn't want to answer too quickly and then realize later that I had spoken from fear or excitement instead of my heart. The word mate had been sitting somewhere in the back of my mind since the mark appeared on my hand, but hearing Seven say it out loud right now made everything feel much more real. I looked at him standing in front of me, still breathing heavily after the attack, his hair messy and his clothes damaged, and I realized that I wasn't looking at a stranger or some dangerous creature from another world. I was looking at Seven, the same man I had slowly gotten to know long before I ever learned that wolves were real.“Look, Seven. I know something powerful has connected us,” I finally said. “But I need you to understand something before we go any further.”Seven watched me carefully.“I don't want this bond to become a reason for you to control me,” I continued. “I don't want you deciding where I go, who I talk t

MIKKAThe next morning, I woke up with the strange feeling that my life had split into two different worlds. One world was the one I had always known, filled with hockey, training plans, games, coaches, and the career I had fought so hard to build. The other world had appeared so suddenly that sometimes I still wondered if I was dreaming—with wolves, mate bonds, Alpha trials, and enemies who wanted Seven's bloodline. I could not allow the second world to destroy the first. Whatever happened with Seven, I still wanted to prove that I belonged in hockey because of my own hard work.By the time I reached the arena, my mind was already focused on the preseason game. The coaching staff had given me hours of video to study, and I spent most of the morning watching our opponent's previous games, pausing every few minutes to study their movements. Their defense had a weakness on the left side, especially when their forwards pushed too far ahead, and I quickly wrote down several ways our team

MIKKAThe stranger's words barely left his mouth before my stomach dropped. The noise of the arena seemed to change around me, with people talking louder and turning their heads toward us as if they had sensed that something was wrong. Seven stood completely still, but I could see the tightness in his jaw and the way his hands curled slowly at his sides. The stranger had not simply recognized him; he had announced something that could expose everything Seven had been trying so hard to hide. I looked around and realized that several people nearby were already watching us with confused expressions.I grabbed Seven's arm before he could move."We have to go."Seven looked at me, his eyes still carrying that faint golden glow."Mikka, I can't just walk away.""Yes, you can," I whispered, pulling him toward the equipment corridor. "Not because I'm scared of him, but because there are thousands of people here, and if you lose control, innocent people could get hurt. We need to leave. Now.”