Lahat ng Kabanata ng Offside Hearts: The Captain's Forbidden Girl: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

POV: Evangeline "Eva" LaurentThe entire country watched me become a villain in less than twenty-four hours, I was standing in the backstage hallway of the arena while my phone buzzed so hard it nearly slipped from my hands.Five minutes remained before I had to step onto the ice for the National Figure Skating Qualifiers, but my screen was covered in endless notifications from social media accounts I had never seen before. Anonymous posts were spreading across every platform, and the main headline kept repeating that I was having an affair with my married coach just to secure higher scores in my routines."Look at this," I whispered, holding the phone out toward my coach, who was standing right next to me while holding his own phone with a pale face."Don't read those comments, Eva," he said, stepping back slightly and putting his hands on his hips. "Someone made up a story, and people are going to share it because they love drama.""It isn't just a story," I said, pointing at the sc

POV: Lucas HaleI slammed my stick hard against the ice, calling for the puck as I crossed the blue line, and when my teammate passed it to me, I took a sharp wrist shot that flew right past the goalie into the top corner of the net to win the practice game.The horn went off over the rink, and the crowd of students watching from the stands started cheering and chanting my name, while the rest of the team ran over to hit my pads and jump on my back."That was an incredible shot, captain," my teammate Mark said, breathing hard as we skated off toward the bench, "you make every single play look easy out there.""Just make sure you cover the open side next time, Mark," I told him, grabbing my water bottle from the rack, "the scouts are coming to watch us next week, so we can't afford any mistakes.""Are you coming to the team party at the hockey house tonight, Lucas?" another player asked while we were taking off our gear in the locker room, "everyone is going, and the whole school wants

POV: Evangeline "Eva" LaurentThe next morning, I walked into the arena office to start my scheduled shift, but I stopped near the entrance when I heard raised voices coming from inside the main equipment room."You were out on the ice pushing yourself late last night, Lucas," Coach Miller said, holding a printed medical report and pointing his finger right at Lucas's chest, "the principal saw the security log, and he told me you were limping during morning classes today.""I was just doing some extra conditioning drills, Coach," Lucas answered, keeping his voice calm while leaning against the wooden desk, "I felt completely fine, and my leg is totally fine right now.""Don't lie to me, Lucas," Coach Miller replied, stepping closer and shaking his head, "if you pull a muscle or collapse like that during the regular season games, you are getting suspended from the team instantly, and if you get suspended, you lose your athletic scholarship and your spot on the roster.""I can handle my