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Chapter 182: Third Person POV The man's fingers traced the glossy magazine cover slowly, deliberately, his touch almost reverent as it moved across the photograph displayed there, a hockey player mid-action, captured in perfect athletic form, his face focused and intense beneath the headline "Zane Mercer: The NHL's Most Elusive Star." The downtown Seattle penthouse where he sat was dark except for the ambient city lights filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting shadows that made the expensive modern furniture look almost sinister in the dim glow.

His legs wobbled. "Slowly, Van. Here, you can hold onto me while we walk towards the ice." she extended her arm and he gladly took it in a shaky breath. "It's really your first time." "Yeah.. I mean, besides ballet, I never do sports or if I did, it was for grades." Everly giggled. "That explains your posture. You started doing ballet when you were a kid, I suppose. I don't see that minimal movement from hockey players, I usually spy on figure skaters. And you," she pointed at him. ".. you clearly have the look of one."

"And I'll recommend that the league drop the investigation." "Thank you." "Don't thank me yet." Dr. Chen pulled something out of her desk drawer. A book manuscript. Thick. Printed. The cover page read: "Love on Ice: The True Story of Hockey's Most Controversial Couple. By Emily Chen, Ph.D." Damian's blood ran cold. "What is that?" "My book." Dr. Chen set the manuscript on the coffee table. "I've been writing it for six months. Interviews. Research. Analysis. It covers everything—your rivalry, your relationship, the blackmail, the shooting, the wedding."

The blades of Elias’s skates carved clean arcs across the ice as practice wound down. His muscles burned in that familiar, satisfying way, quads tight from repeated jumps, shoulders warm from the intricate arm movements his coach demanded. Elara skated beside him, executing a synchronized spin that drew approving nods from their coach. The hockey players, however, turned the far end of the rink into a battlefield of sticks and checks, their shouts echoing off the high ceiling. “Focus, Noir!” Coach barked. “Nationals won’t wait because we have guests.”

She got off and sat next to me. Pulling off her skating shoes, she smiled again, that wicked smile that made you feel like you were an item that belonged under her shoes. Kiera had never really been my friend, even though we shared a lot of classes, we never spoke. I understood she was way out of my league and I didn't make friends with bullies and that was exactly what she was. "You shouldn't have returned" she muttered casually as she readjusted the bun on her head, her hair was packed to a high bun and only when she spoke did I realise she had makeup on. Who wears makeup to play hockey?

Not the shadows, not the quiet desperation, but here. One of the players lurnged to stop him but Noah shifted at the last second, shoulder brushing hard against the guy’s chest as he slipped past him, the puck staying glued to his stick like it was part of him. Another came at him from the side, Noah didn’t slow then, instead he leaned in, took the hit, absorbed it, and kept going, his skates biting into the ice as he pushed forward. The rink moved around him, and everyone felt the energy shift. This wasn’t just practice anymore, it was a challenge.

Ryan's whole life depended on these next 120 seconds. "Ladies and gentlemen!" the announcer's voice boomed like thunder. "This is it! Two minutes to decide who becomes the next college hockey sensation!" My stomach twisted into knots. Ryan was skating hard, sweat dripping down his beautiful face. He looked so focused, so determined. God, he was gorgeous even when he was exhausted. Then I saw him. Derek Stone. The devil himself gliding across the ice like a predator hunting prey. Derek was everything parents warned their daughters about - dangerous, wild, and absolutely ruthless. He had been kicked out of his last school for fighting, and now he played for our biggest rival.

Lia settled into the bleachers, her heart racing with excitement as she watched the boys compete on the ice. Tyler stood out, gliding effortlessly across the rink with a grace that left her in awe. It was as if he had been destined to play hockey from the moment he could skate. With each swift movement, he danced around his opponents, demonstrating a skill that took both Lia and the crowd by surprise, especially when he outmaneuvered Asher, a player known to be the king of hockey in Crestwood.

She stood at the edge, her scarf pulled tight against the chill, her sketchpad still tucked under her arm. The rink stretched out before her, its surface gleaming under the harsh fluorescent lights. Knox was already there, gliding across the ice with an ease that bordered on arrogance. His movements were precise, each stride powerful and controlled like a pro, his stick flicking a puck with a sharp crack that echoed through the empty arena. His dark hair was damp, sticking to his forehead, and his navy jacket hugged his broad shoulders as he moved.

"He's right. It's off." "Wow. Thanks." "You're dropping your elbow on the follow-through. That's why it's sailing wide." I step onto the ice without really deciding to, grab a stick from the rack by the boards. "Here." I don't know what I'm doing. I have homework. I have a curfew, technically, though nobody enforces it for me. I have a girlfriend who isn't really my girlfriend and a father who measures my worth in goals and a whole life waiting for me that I'm supposed to want, and instead I'm standing on the ice at ten at night showing a scholarship kid how to fix his wrist shot because some part of me wanted an excuse to be near him and didn't want to admit it.