All Chapters of My Hockey Captain Ex Is Now The Ruthless CEO : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

20 Chapters

The Hit

Blood looks entirely different when it hits cold ice. It does not spread like water, but pools fast, thick and bright red against the white sheet. "Emily, get those penalty minutes down right now," Coach Miller barked, slamming his clipboard against the glass behind the bench. "What are you staring at?" "Sorry, Coach," I said, my fingers shaking as I clicked my pen. I looked back down at my notebook, but my eyes drifted straight back across the blue line. The arena was loud enough to make my chest vibrate. Three minutes left in the third period. Tied game, two to two. The rivalry between our school and Eastview had always been dirty, but tonight felt absolutely different. Over on the visiting bench, Jesse Grey was leaning against the board. My stomach twisted into a knot just looking at him. We used to be inseparable until he cut me off last year without a single word. Tonight, he was not playing like the star captain everyone knew. His face was pale, his shoulders tense, and his e

Last Updated : 2026-07-21

VIRAL VILLAIN

The morning air outside the school tasted like exhaust fumes and ice. I pulled my jacket tight against the cold, trying to ignore the row of white news vans parked along the curb. Cameras were already set up near the front steps, pointed like weapons at every student walking through the double doors. "Is it true he used his elbow?" a girl whispered near the lockers, her phone glowing in her palm. "Someone on T*****r said Jesse has a fractured skull." "He should be in handcuffs," a guy replied, slamming his locker shut. "Daniel always belonged in a cage anyway." I kept my chin down and clutched my backpack strap as I hurried past. My leather bound notebook felt like a brick inside my bag. Every screen I passed was playing the exact same fifteen second clip. By six o'clock this morning, the video had gone totally viral. It had over two million views, trending under tags calling Daniel a thug, a criminal, and a monster. I stopped at my locker, my fingers trembling as I pulled out my

Last Updated : 2026-07-21

THE QUIET WITNESS

The shadow outside the alcove paused. A heavy breath echoed against the metal janitor's door, and the silver handle dipped down an inch. Daniel crashed his back against the brick and dragged me into the darkest corner. His arm pressed firmly across my waist, shielding my body with his broad frame. I froze, pulse racing so hard that I was convinced the person in the hallway could hear it. After three long seconds, the door handle clicked back up. Heavy footsteps slowly moved away toward the main lobby. The moment the sound died, I planted both hands against Daniel's chest and shoved him back. "Fake date me, Emily," he whispered immediately, stepping back but keeping his eyes locked on mine. "Give us an excuse to be seen together everywhere. Help me figure out who edited that server file, and I promise I will protect your scholarship." I let out a harsh, disbelieving laugh. "Are you insane? If I walk out of here right now, hand over my stat book to Vance, and delete the video off my

Last Updated : 2026-07-21

THE BLUE LINE DINER

The silence inside Daniel's car was thick enough to choke on. Outside the tinted windows, the angry crowd at Oakridge Prep faded into a blur of grey snow and flashing police lights. The chanting, the camera phones, the venomous glares, it was all left behind in the slush, but the ice in my chest refused to melt. My hands were shaking in my lap. I clamped them together, burying my fingernails into my palms until it hurt. Daniel kept his eyes glued to the slick road, his fingers gripping the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles were stark white. He didn't say a word until we passed the town limits, turning onto the deserted access road that ran alongside the frozen river. “You didn't pull away.” he said, his voice low against the quiet hum of the heater. "Back on the steps. When the whole school was screaming at you, you didn't pull your hand away." I stared out at the bare, black trees passing by. "I wanted to. I wanted to run inside and pretend I didn't know you." "Why didn't y

Last Updated : 2026-07-21

PARANOIA IN THE SNOW

The breath froze in my chest. I stared down at the glowing screen, my heart pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. The words burned into my eyes and refused to let go. "Emily?" Daniel was looking at me across the laminate table. His forehead was creased, his dark eyes locked onto my face. "What is it?" he asked. "Who texted you?" I could not speak. Slowly, I turned my head toward the diner window. Outside, the night was pitch black, swallowed by a thick curtain of falling snow. The diner neon sign cast yellow light across the empty asphalt. Near the edge of the lot sat a dark sedan with its engine off. I swore I saw the shadow of a driver sitting behind the wheel. "Emily, you are white as a sheet." Daniel reached across the table and grabbed my wrists. His grip was tight, his palms warm against my freezing skin. "Look at me. What happened?" "We need to check your car," I whispered. I jammed my phone into my coat pocket. My mind was spinning too fast to catch a single tho

Last Updated : 2026-07-26

The Court of Public Opinion

The gym doors swung open, letting in a wave of warm air and a deafening roar of shouting teenagers.I stopped on the threshold, my boots glued to the polished wooden floor. The bleachers were packed with hundreds of students wearing yellow and black hoodies. Large banners hung from the iron rafters, screaming words about school spirit and victory.Daniel stepped up beside me, his broad shoulder brushing against mine. He was wearing a dark jacket, his hair still damp from the cold rain outside."You can still walk away," Daniel said, leaning down so his voice reached my ear over the noise. "You do not have to do this, Emily.""If I turn around now, everyone in this building assumes the rumors are true," I said, keeping my eyes fixed on the center of the court. "They think I am lying for you. They think you paid me to fake that video.""People talk no matter what you do," Daniel said. He held out his hand, his long fingers open, waiting for mine. "Are you sure?"I looked down at his pal

Last Updated : 2026-07-26

Corner of the West Wing

Tyler stood there with his thumb resting lightly on his phone screen. The dim light from the overhead fixture hit his cheekbones, casting long shadows across his face. "Say another word, Daniel," Tyler murmured, his voice smooth and entirely unbothered. "Press me just a little bit. See how fast this clip lands in the admissions inbox for your dream state school." Daniel took half a step forward, his fists balling up so tight the tendons in his forearms stood out. "You are bluffing. Jesse would never sign his medical release over to you." "Jesse did a lot of things three weeks ago because he did not have a choice," Tyler replied, tapping the edge of the folder against his thigh. He shifted his eyes toward me, a thin, patronizing smile touching his lips. "You look tired, Emily. Cousin to cousin, I am giving you a free pass here. Walk away from him. Go back to being the quiet girl who sits in the back of AP Chem, and I forget I ever saw you in this hallway." My stomach churned, but I

Last Updated : 2026-07-27

Under the Bleachers

The echo of the camera flash was still bouncing off the concrete walls when Daniel's fingers clamped around my forearm like a vise. "Run," he breathed into my ear. We did not look back to see Miller's face. We did not wait to hear Marcus yell. Daniel yanked me sideways through the narrow service door, the hinges crying out with a low metallic squeak, and suddenly the freezing night air hit my face like a wet towel. Rain was coming down in sheets, heavy and slick against the asphalt. Behind us, the heavy metal door smashed open against the exterior brick. "Hey!" a voice barked into the storm. "Stop right there!" "This way!" I gasped, my sneakers skidding on the wet grass as I pulled Daniel toward the dark frame of the home team stadium bleachers. The mud swallowed our shoes with heavy sucking sounds, but we kept moving, ducking under the low steel crossbeams that held up the aluminum seating. The space under the bleachers was a cavern of damp earth, rusted metal, and old plastic c

Last Updated : 2026-07-29

The View from the Audi

Chloe’s POV The heater in my Audi was blasted on high, but the chill in my bones had nothing to do with the October rain beating against the windshield. I gripped the leather steering wheel so hard my manicured nails dug into the leather, staring through the blurred glass at the gym exit. "He did not even look at you," Sienna said, snapping her lip gloss shut with a little pop. She adjusted her mascara in the vanity mirror, not even bothering to sound sympathetic. "He walked right past your locker before the rally, Chloe. Like you were a ghost." "I was looking at my schedule," I lied, my voice tight. "I did not notice him." "Right. And that is why you have been staring at the back parking lot for twenty minutes." Sienna turned in the leather seat, crossing her arms over her silver puff jacket. "Face it. Daniel lost his mind the second his dad took away his credit cards. Now he is running around in dirty flannel shirts with Director Vance's charity-case niece." "Emily is not a thr

Last Updated : 2026-07-29

With or without your blessing

Daniel’s POV The rain had stopped by the time I pulled into the driveway, but the cold had settled deep into my bones. I sat in the car for a long moment, gripping the steering wheel, staring at the single light burning in my father's study. He never waited up. Not unless something was wrong.I killed the engine and walked inside.The house was too quiet. The kind of quiet that settles in before bad news lands. I found my father standing by the window, his back to me, his phone clutched tight in his hand."Dad."He spun around so fast I barely saw it coming. His face was red, his eyes wild, his jaw locked so tight the veins in his neck stood out."You want to tell me what the hell this is?"He threw his phone at me. I caught it against my chest and looked down at the screen. The photo. Emily and me under the bleachers, her fingers in my hair, my lips on hers. My stomach dropped straight through the floor."Dad, I can explain.""Explain?" His voice boomed off the walls. "Explain what

Last Updated : 2026-08-04

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