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TINY SHORTS REBELLION

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The kitchen felt smaller every time they ended up in it together.

Danica stood at the counter in nothing but a faded team hoodie and the tiniest pair of silk sleep shorts she owned, deliberately chosen. The bruises along her ribs had started shifting to sickly yellow-green, but the real defiance was in how little she was wearing. She knew Caleb would come downstairs eventually. He always did when sleep refused to claim either of them.

She didn’t have to wait long.

Caleb appeared in the
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  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    LILA’S SHADOW, DANICA’S FIRE

    (Kane) I stood at the edge of the Wolves’ practice rink, stick in hand, watching the ice like it owed me something. The scrimmage against Harrison was still burning in my veins. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her — Danica Jones — refusing to fall. The way she absorbed my hits and got back up. The way her eyes met mine through the visor like she wasn’t afraid. Like she wasn’t just another girl playing where she didn’t belong. I hated her for it. Or at least… I told myself I did. The truth was more complicated. More dangerous. And I buried it deep, the same way I buried the memory of Lila being carried off on that stretcher two years ago. Lila had been everything Danica was trying to be — fast, fearless, unbreakable. My little sister had fought for her spot the same way Jones did. She took hits that would’ve broken lesser players. She laughed in the faces of boys who told her to go back to figure skating. And then one late hit from behind ended it all. Spinal fracture.

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    HOLDING ON IN THE DARK

    (Caleb) The thin wall between our rooms had never felt more like a lie. I lay awake in the dark, Danica curled against my chest, her breathing slow and steady in sleep. My arm was banded around her waist, palm resting protectively just below her bruised ribs. Every faint hitch in her breath reminded me of Kane’s hits — the way he had driven her into the boards like he was trying to recreate what happened to Lila. The bruises on her skin were fading, but the ones inside me felt deeper every day. I couldn’t stop thinking about Victor Harlow’s calls to the AD. About Riley feeding him every detail from Danica’s past. About how my own protectiveness was becoming the biggest threat to her place on this team. Danica stirred in my arms. I tightened my hold without meaning to, then forced myself to relax. She turned toward me, eyes fluttering open in the dim moonlight. For a long moment we just looked at each other — no captain’s mask, no team, no outside pressure. Just us. “You’re

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    THE ACHE BETWEEN US

    (Danica) The thin wall between our rooms had never felt more like a lie. I lay awake again, staring at the ceiling, the faint glow of moonlight cutting through the blinds like silver blades. My ribs still ached with every breath, the bruises from Kane’s hits a constant, dull throb that refused to let me forget how fragile this all was. But the deeper ache lived lower — in the persistent heat between my thighs, in the memory of Caleb’s body pressed against mine, his hardness sliding along my wetness in that torturous half-plunge that left me shaking and desperate for more. A soft knock sounded on my door. I opened it without hesitation. Caleb stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a quiet click. He looked exhausted — hair messy, shoulders tight, the captain’s mask slipping the moment the latch clicked. He crossed the room and pulled me gently into his arms, mindful of my bruises, forehead dropping to mine. “I can’t do this anymore,” he whispered, voice raw. “Pre

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    THE WEIGHT OF ALMOSTS

    (Danica) The thin wall between our rooms had never felt more like a lie. I lay awake again, staring at the ceiling, the faint glow of moonlight cutting through the blinds like silver blades. My ribs still ached with every breath, the bruises from Kane’s hits a constant, dull throb that refused to let me forget how fragile this all was. But the deeper ache lived in my chest — in the memory of Caleb’s arms around me, his forehead pressed to mine, the raw honesty in his voice when he admitted he was breaking. A soft knock sounded on my door. I opened it without hesitation. Caleb stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a quiet click. He looked exhausted — hair messy, shoulders tight, the captain’s mask slipping the moment the latch clicked. He crossed the room and pulled me gently into his arms, mindful of my bruises, forehead dropping to mine. “I can’t do this anymore,” he whispered, voice raw. “Pretending in front of the team. Smiling through breakfast while they

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    I CAN’T KEEP PRETENDING

    (Danica) I couldn’t pretend anymore. Lying in the dark of my room with Caleb’s arms still wrapped around me, his steady heartbeat thumping against my back, I felt the weight of everything we’d been hiding finally pressing down. My ribs still ached from Kane’s hits, the bruises a constant, dull reminder of how close he had come to breaking me the same way he’d broken Lila. But the deeper ache lived in my chest — in the way Caleb’s hand rested protectively over my stomach, thumb stroking slow circles just above the worst of the bruising, like he could shield me from the world if he held on tight enough. I turned carefully in his arms until we were facing each other. Moonlight cut through the blinds, painting silver stripes across his face. His grey eyes were open, watching me with that stormy intensity that always made my pulse stutter. No captain’s mask tonight. Just Caleb — exhausted, conflicted, and so painfully honest it hurt to look at him. “I keep thinking about Victor H

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    I CAN’T STOP FALLING

    (Danica ) The thin wall between our rooms had never felt more like a lie. I lay awake again, staring at the ceiling, the faint glow of moonlight cutting through the blinds like silver blades. My ribs still ached with every breath, the bruises from Kane’s hits a constant, dull throb that refused to let me forget. But the deeper ache came from the man sleeping inches away — the way he had held me in the laundry room, the half-plunge of his cock sliding along my wetness without pushing inside, the raw restraint in every groan against my neck. I could still feel the heat of him, the way his hands had trembled while staying so careful with my injuries. Sleep wouldn’t come. Not when every memory of his touch made my body burn. A soft knock sounded on my door — barely audible, but I knew it was him. I opened it without hesitation. Caleb stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a quiet click. He looked exhausted — hair messy, shoulders tight, the captain’s mask slipping

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    SHE DON’T BELONG HERE

    Morning light crept through the blinds in thin, golden slats, painting stripes across Caleb’s bare chest and the tangled sheets. I woke first, still wrapped in his arms, my back pressed to his front, his breath warm against the nape of my neck. One of his hands rested possessively over my stomach

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    THE TEAM’S BET

    The weight of Caleb’s body over mine should have felt crushing. Instead, it felt like the only solid thing left in my world. We stayed tangled on his bed, his chest pressed to mine, one thick thigh slotted carefully between my legs. He kept most of his weight on his forearms, mindful of every b

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    PINNED ONCE MORE

    The lamp cast a soft golden glow across Caleb’s room, turning the tension between us into something almost sacred. I stayed straddling his lap, arms wrapped around his neck, forehead pressed to his. His hands rested on my lower back—warm, steady, reverent. Neither of us moved to deepen the contac

  • ICE AND ARROGANCE    ONLY GIRL ON THE ICE

    The Harrison University arena never slept. Even in the hush before practice, it breathed—cooling pipes humming low beneath the ice like a heartbeat, the faint echo of past games still clinging to the rafters. Tonight, that silence pressed against my ribs as I stood in the shadowed tunnel, skates

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