All Chapters of Against The Ice : Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

Chapter Eleven — Locked InBy the time Beck reached his dorm room, he had already made a decision.Northwood was going to be different.This was his fresh start.No Westbridge. No high-school tournaments. No constant competition.And definitely no Aitor Valdez.Beck dropped his backpack onto the bed and looked around his room.It wasn't enormous, but he liked it. A bed pushed against the wall, a wooden desk beneath the window, a wardrobe, a small bookshelf, and a noticeboard that was still completely empty.It wasn't luxurious.But it was his.And that mattered.He had earned his place at Northwood.The hockey scholarship had brought him here, and Beck wasn't about to waste it.He began unpacking, putting his clothes away and arranging his hockey equipment when his phone buzzed.NORTHWOOD HOCKEY — TEAM ORIENTATIONTomorrow, 9:00 AM.Beck smiled.Finally.Something he could focus on.Hockey.Not Aitor.Across campus, Aitor had just stepped into his own room.He stopped for a moment.Hi