Amara stood at the edge of the rink, her body stiff as she watched Leo step onto the ice. He looked different under the bright lights, sharper, colder, almost untouchable. The sight of him made her throat tighten. Her eyes stung, though she refused to blink. Adrian grinned at him from the other end, confidence dripping from every movement. The air buzzed, students pressing forward until the railings rattled with their weight.
The puck dropped and everything moved at once.
Leo and Adrian clashed with a force that startled everyone. They were too fast, their skates slicing through the ice like blades, their bodies twisting and darting in ways no ordinary game had ever shown. Amara’s nails dug into her palms as she tried to follow the puck, but it was impossible. It disappeared beneath thei
