ALEK POV
The cold air burned in my lungs as I pushed harder, skating down the ice at full speed. My thighs screamed, my arms ached from gripping my stick, but Coach didn’t give a damn. He never did. Whatever happened in our personal lives wasn’t his concern—unless it was officially a pack issue, and Aaron taking Amber on a date didn’t count.
So, drills. A s**t ton of them.
Normally, hockey was my way to shut my brain off, to focus on something that didn’t involve overthinking. But today? Today, my mind was nowhere near the ice.
Amber and Aaron were out together, alone. Their first official date. And instead of letting myself get lost in the game, I spent every second thinking about what I could do tomorrow to make my time with her even better. Competitive? Yeah, maybe a little.
