All Chapters of FAKING IT ON ICE: DATING THE SPORT KING: Chapter 61 - Chapter 64

SEVENI noticed something was different the moment I stepped onto the ice. My body felt lighter than usual, almost as if someone had taken a heavy weight off my shoulders while I slept, and every movement came easier than it should have. During warm-ups, I reached loose pucks before players who normally beat me without even thinking about it, and when I changed direction, my skates responded so quickly that I nearly lost my balance from surprise. I slowed down and stared at my hands for a moment, wondering if I was imagining things, but when the coach blew his whistle and called us into the next drill, the strange feeling was still there.“Move it, Seven!”I pushed away the thought and joined the drill. The first time I went against one of the bigger defensemen, I expected him to overpower me like he usually did, but when we fought for the puck along the boards, I drove him back with almost no effort. He looked at me in surprise, and honestly, I was just as shocked as he was. I won th

SEVENThe victory celebration continued inside the locker room, with music playing loudly while the players shouted, laughed and congratulated one another. Someone had turned the speakers up so high that I could feel the beat in my chest, and even the coaches looked more relaxed than usual as they went over the best moments from the game. I was still riding the energy of the win when I noticed Mikka standing near the coaching staff, holding her notebook against her chest while the head coach praised the tactical plan she had created. The analysts were already discussing several adjustments they wanted to keep using, and even some of the veterans who had once questioned her presence were openly admitting that her work had helped us win. I watched Mikka smile as she accepted their praise, and something warm spread through me because I remembered how nervous she had been before her evaluation, how badly she had wanted to prove herself without my help, and how hard she had worked to earn