Chapter 23 - BlackoutLuca's POVThe hockey rink smelled different, or maybe I was just too exhausted from last night. I skated hard, pushing my body past the point of exhaustion, into that blank space where only movement existed. The puck flew between sticks, a black blur against white ice, and I chased it, slammed it, and sent it screaming toward the goal.I'd been at this for three hours. Since the dining hall, since the kiss on Aria's forehead that had felt too real. The other players had gone. I was alone on the ice, under the fluorescent lights, skating circles around my own thoughts. My father's face and the harsh decision of having to sever the bond.Aria's lips against mine, her hands in my hair, her wolf calling to mine across the darkness.I pushed harder. Faster. The ice blurred beneath my skates. My stick connected with the puck, a satisfying crack that echoed off the empty boards. I followed the shot, chasing it down the rink, my breath coming in ragged gasps, my heart h
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