All Chapters of Oops! The Hockey Captain Is My Alpha : Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

Asher’s Pov My wolf didn't just wake up—it slammed its hands on the glass of my chest and tried to tear its way out into the dark. I stood frozen against the concrete courtyard pillar, my hands locked into Rowan’s jacket, my mind short-circuiting. Alphas drilled pack laws into our heads before we could skate backwards: a wolf’s recognition isn't a guess, a mood, or a romantic spark. Yet, looking down at Rowan’s wide, terrified dark eyes, I swallowed the word mate back down my throat. I couldn't drop that kind of old-world pack earthquake on her while she was already holding her whole life together with medical tape and stubborn grit. "Asher?" she whispered, her voice trembling as she felt the unnatural tension vibrating under my skin. "Your eyes are... what's happening?" I forced my jaw to unhinge, breathing out a slow, stabilizing cloud of white mist into the night air. I loosened my grip on her jacket, sliding my palms up to cup the sides of her face, anchoring myself to her w

Rowan’s Pov Coach Brooks’ warning about hiding hung over my head, making my fingers twitch on my stick tape all through Wednesday morning. If you’re going to stay on my team, you can’t keep hiding from me. Did he know I was an Omega? Did he mean my fake background? Or did he see the medical patch taped to my ribs and decide to give me a chance to talk before he dropped the hammer? Panic wanted to pull me down a rabbit hole of worst-case scenarios, making me second-guess every crossover stride. During our afternoon shooting reps on the practice sheet, Asher walked right into my head with a smirk and a bucket of pucks. "Eyes up, Hayes. You're thinking about the Coach's office instead of the top corner. Change of rules: every missed wrister means you drop a piece of personal lore. First mistake. Go." I fired high and wide off the iron bar. CLANG. Asher raised an eyebrow, leaning on his stick. "Well? Favorite childhood memory not involving an illegal hockey game?" "Fine," I grunte