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2026-07-21 07:00:46The knock on my door came late and I opened it to Kade standing there with food bags and tired eyes.
"Come in," I said. "Team needs you more than me right now."Kade stepped inside and set the bags down. "Team feels heavy without you, Evan. I carry it best I can but it is not the same. How you holding up?"I closed the door soft. "Holding. Suspension bites but seeing you helps. Sit. Talk."He sat on the couch close. "Talk about everything. The guys ask for
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My father stood in my apartment door and I finally said what burned inside for years. "Dad, I know about Nikolai and Project Black Ice. Stop pretending you are clean."Christian Ryder froze. His face went pale like someone sucked the blood right out. "Evan, what did you say?"I closed the door behind him hard. "You heard me. Nikolai. Project Black Ice. I know enough. No more lies."He stepped back, hands shaking a bit. "You do not know what you are talking about. Those names are dangerous. Where did you hear them?""Dangerous for you," I answered. "I pieced it together. Whispers from Kade. Old files. Your name linked. Time to talk straight."Christian sat down slow on the couch. His usual sharp suit looked wrinkled now. "Straight? Son, you defy me now? After all I built for you?""Built on secrets," I said. "First time I say no to your plans. No more golden boy script. I know Project Black Ice involves deals with Nikola
THE CAPTAIN AND THE KILLER chapter 77
The knock on my door came late and I opened it to Kade standing there with food bags and tired eyes. "Come in," I said. "Team needs you more than me right now."Kade stepped inside and set the bags down. "Team feels heavy without you, Evan. I carry it best I can but it is not the same. How you holding up?"I closed the door soft. "Holding. Suspension bites but seeing you helps. Sit. Talk."He sat on the couch close. "Talk about everything. The guys ask for you every practice. I tell them captain fights for us. They listen but miss your voice.""My voice rests," I replied. "Yours leads now. How does it feel carrying that weight?"Kade opened the bags and handed me a container. "Feels big. Guys look to me for fire. I give it but inside I worry. You always balanced us.""Balance comes back," I said. "Eat. Tell me about today. Any bright spots?"He took a bite. "Bright spot was Rico scoring in practice. Looked shar
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My phone would not stop buzzing with alerts the second I walked into my apartment. "Christian, if you came to yell, do it quick," I said as he pushed past me into the living room. He slammed the door shut. "Yell? I want to shake sense into you, Evan. Captain of the Blades drops gloves like some rookie thug? Media calls it the outburst of the year. Your clean image is trash now."I dropped onto the couch. "Clean image paid bills. Real life costs more. What do the headlines say?"Christian paced fast. "Headlines scream everything. Golden boy turns beast. Captain loses control for teammate. They dig into your past. Sponsors already call me. One says your face on their product looks bad now.""Bad for them," I replied. "I slept fine. Kade needed backup. End of story.""End of story?" Christian stopped and pointed at me. "You ruined months of work. We built you as the face. No scandals. No fights. Now papers call you violent. All fo
THE CAPTAIN AND THE KILLER chapter 74
I could not stand there another second watching Kade take those hits. "Enough," I yelled and jumped the boards. My gloves hit the ice with a slap that echoed. The star captain who never fought was done watching. Briggs turned my way, surprised. "Captain himself? This will be quick."I skated straight at him. "Quick for you. You touched my teammate too much."Kade spat blood near the logo. "Evan, no. This is my mess. Stay out.""Stay out?" I answered. "Not when Viktor forces it and this goon destroys you. I end it now."Viktor screamed from the bench. "Evan, what are you doing? That is not you.""Not the old me," I shot back. "New me protects his own." I dropped my shoulder and slammed Briggs hard.Briggs laughed. "Protector now? Cute." He swung heavy but I ducked and landed one on his jaw."Feel that?" I said. "That is for every cheap shot on Kade."Kade yelled, "Evan, refs coming. Do not get
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The bus rolled into Toronto and the city lights hit me like a challenge I could not ignore. "Welcome back to the lion's den," I said as we stepped off into the cold night air near the arena. Kade bumped my shoulder. "Feels different this time. Bigger stakes. Montreal always plays dirty but tonight we hit back first."Coach gathered us quick in the locker room. "Boys, this rivalry game is no joke. Sellout crowd. Montreal wants blood. We give them sweat and wins. Evan, you set the tone?"I nodded sharp. "We play smart but mean. No mercy on the ice. Kade, you ready to shut down their top line?""Ready," Kade answered. "They talk big but we skate faster. Keep the puck moving quick and they fold."The guys chimed in fast. Jake taped his stick. "Heard Montreal trash talked us all week. Said we are soft since the last loss.""Soft?" Rico laughed. "They will eat those words. We came to Toronto to remind them who owns the ice."
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The puck dropped and Viktor screamed from the bench. "Kade, switch with Jake now. Take the enforcer. Show what you got."I whipped my head toward the bench. "Viktor, what the hell? That guy is built to kill. Do not force this."Viktor ignored me, voice raw. "Kade needs this. He broke my arm. Now he faces real pain. Switch. That is an order from the bench."Kade skated over fast, breathing hard. "You serious, Viktor? This Montreal hired goon is six foot six. He targets heads.""Targets heads," Viktor shot back with a nasty grin. "Perfect for you. Get out there. Refuse and I tell Coach you quit on us."Coach looked confused but the line change happened quick. Kade lined up against the enforcer, a mountain of a man named Briggs with scars all over his face.Briggs laughed low. "Little Kade. Heard you like cheap shots. Tonight I return them double."Kade gripped his stick tight. "Bring it. I do not back down."From
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