One Night with the Rebel by Kendall Ryan

Author:Kendall Ryan [Ryan, Kendall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kendall Ryan
Published: 2021-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

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EDEN

I wasn’t much more than knee high when Grandpa Pete bought the Boston Titans. One of my earliest memories is walking into the stadium hand in hand with him the day he signed the papers.

From that day forward, hockey and the Wynn family have been intertwined, and Elite Airlines Stadium has become like a second home to me. A different company had the naming rights back then, back when the Boston Titans were claiming regular championship titles. There were more than a few legendary games in those years, or so I’m told.

As I got older, I was always much more interested in the catering options than the score. That and the fact that having access to the owner’s box of a nationally acclaimed hockey team made me popular with the boys at my prep school, regardless of whether I watched the games or not.

But all that changed when I started dating Alex. When the man you love is at risk of getting his teeth knocked in, you learn to keep your eyes on the ice. Falling in love with the game was merely a lucky side effect.

I came to crave the smell of the stadium, that musky mix of icy air and sweat, and even the hollow feeling of a loss was better than not watching a game at all. I guess I’ll always have Alex to thank for that, although I’d rather not give him credit for any part of my life. Not since he walked out of it in favor of sowing his wild oats.

Now, less than six short months after he broke my heart, I’m watching Alex Braun play once again, but not from the stands like I used to. Now I have a view from the ice, and my eyes are locked on him for a whole new reason. I may have lost my girlfriend title, but I’ve swapped it out for a new one. Boss. A drastic upgrade, if I do say so myself.

“Two on one, boys. Do it again!” Coach Wilder’s gruff, commanding voice barks from beside me.

I watch as the players glide to their marks, running through the mechanics of the drill. But it’s just that. Mechanical. Unnatural, even. Like they’re six separate units going through the motions instead of one cohesive team.

When Reeves, our left wing, weaves down the ice, Alex shoulders into him at full speed, which earns him a shove up against the boards. I wince at the hollow thud, turning toward Coach Wilder, who looks rightfully frustrated, if not a little pissed off. Something tells me this isn’t the first time this has happened today.

My eyes narrow as I watch.

Bax, one of our best right wingers, rushes down the ice and comes up fast behind Alex, who struggles to maintain possession of the puck. It’s sloppy, not at all like Alex to be so unsteady on his skates. He skids to a jarring stop in front of the crease without completing the pass.

Sweat plasters Alex’s hair to his forehead under the helmet, and his chest rises and falls with quick breaths.

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