All Chapters of A Nerd for the Hockey Alpha Captain : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Lila's fingers tightened around her backpack strap until her knuckles went white.Her apartment door stood half-open, a thin line of yellow light spilling into the dark hallway.The lights inside glowed softly.She knew she'd switched them off that morning. She always did. She was paranoid about the electric bill.A chill crept down her spine, slow and deliberate.Every instinct she had — the same instincts that told her when a professor was going to call on her, when a paper was going to be late — told her to run. To turn around, go to the campus library, sleep in a study carrel.Instead, she swallowed hard and stepped inside."Hello?"Silence.The tiny apartment looked exactly as she'd left it.The worn-out couch with the blanket she never folded. The overflowing bookshelf that bowed in the middle.The chipped "World's Okayest Researcher" mug still sitting in the sink from breakfast.Nothing seemed out of place.Which made it worse.Then—Click.The front door slammed shut behind h

The underground Pack Hall fell silent.Dozens of wolves stared at the hand Kai still held.Lila's.No one breathed.The infamous Kai Hunter......was touching someone.His Beta, Mason, rubbed his eyes."I must be hallucinating."One warrior whispered, "The captain has rejected every girl who's confessed to him.""Didn't the head cheerleader ask him out last month?""He told her, 'I'm busy.'""That's it?""Those were the longest two words he's ever spoken to a girl."Lila blinked. She looked at Kai."So..."He looked back."So?""You're rude to everyone?""...Mostly."She rolled her eyes."I noticed."A tiny smile tugged at Mason's lips.His mate isn't scared of him.Kai released Lila's hand immediately, almost as if he had forgotten he was holding it.His ears warmed.His wolf growled.*Why did you let go?**Because she's already annoyed with us.**Hold her again.**No.*The heavy doors creaked open.A young woman with long blonde hair hurried inside. She wore the Ravens hockey jack

The university clock tower stood in eerie silence.Kai's shoulder bled freely, but he never looked away from the silver-haired man across the quad."You were promised... to me."The words echoed across the battlefield. Students who'd been hiding behind cars pressed themselves flatter.Lila blinked in confusion. "I don't even know you!"The man placed a hand over his heart and bowed elegantly. Even in the middle of destruction, he looked like he was at a gala."My name is Lucien Ashcroft.""My family has waited nineteen years for your return."Kai's voice was ice. "Leave."Lucien smiled. "Or what?"Kai stepped forward. The air around him thickened. "I won't ask twice."The space between the two Alphas grew heavy. Students nearby suddenly struggled to breathe. Even the enemy wolves lowered their heads, ears back.Lila had no idea what was happening, but she could feel it. Power. Raw Alpha power pressing down on her chest.Elias quickly moved beside her, breathing hard. "They're usi

Darkness.For three terrifying seconds, the arena disappeared into silence.Then the emergency lights flickered on.Students screamed.The giant scoreboard flashed red.Kai had just scored the winning goal.The referee blew his whistle.But Kai wasn't looking at the net.His eyes searched the front row.Seat A12.Empty.The smile on his face vanished."Lila?"His wolf roared inside his head.*Mate is gone.*The hockey stick slipped from his hand.The entire arena watched in confusion as Captain Kai Hunter abandoned the ice without a word."Captain!"His coach shouted after him. "Where are you going?"Kai didn't even slow down.Nothing mattered now.Not the championship.Not the trophy.Not the roaring crowd.Only one thing mattered.Finding Lila.Meanwhile...Lila opened her eyes slowly.Her head throbbed.She was lying on a cold stone floor.The air smelled damp, old... underground."Where am I?"She pushed herself upright.Her glasses were gone.Everything looked blurry.Panic gripp

The library doors exploded inward.Ancient wood splintered across the stone floor.Smoke curled through the air.Lila instinctively stumbled backward. "...Kai?"The figure emerging from the smoke chuckled. "I'm afraid not, Princess."Lucien Ashcroft stepped inside, dressed in a crisp white coat, silver eyes gleaming with amusement."You look disappointed."Lila's shoulders slumped. "I was hoping someone else would show up."Lucien placed a dramatic hand over his chest. "You wound me."Outside the chamber...A battle had already begun.Steel clashed against claws.The sacred Moon-Blood sanctuary shook beneath the force of colliding Alphas.Kai Hunter moved like a storm.One rogue wolf charged him. Kai sidestepped.CRACK!The rogue slammed into a stone pillar.Another attacked from behind.Kai didn't even look. He caught the wolf's wrist and threw him through an ancient doorway.His face remained calm. Cold. Expressionless.Mason watched from behind. "Our Alpha is terrifying."Elias sig