Chapter 34
Jude
I was sitting on the bench in the locker room drinking the protein shake Rosie had left for me earlier and I couldn't help but smile at how adorable she was, always trying to learn more about hockey and always asking me in that soft uncertain voice about terminologies and rules and strategies like she genuinely wanted to understand what I loved.
I was so happy my mate was taking interest in what meant so much to me because hockey wasn't just a sport, it was the only way I could truly express myself, be myself on the ice without being the alpha's son or the boy whose entire life had been planned out for me to take over the family legacy someday.
I drank the shake in one go and licked the side of my lip savoring the taste because it was delicious and it was made for me by
