All Chapters of DANGEROUS ICE: MY HOCKEY NEMESIS IS MY SINFUL OBSESSION: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

I woke up to the sound of soft sunlight hitting the dorm room floor, and I felt the heavy weight of the pain medication still lingering in my limbs. I lay very still in our narrow bed because every small movement made my injured rib ache with a dull throb.Michael rested beside me, and his eyes remained closed as he enjoyed the quiet morning. I knew he needed a lot of sleep to heal his cracked bone, so I decided to skip my early morning nursing lecture to stay by his side.I stood up from the mattress, and I carefully adjusted the blankets to ensure he stayed warm and comfortable. He shifted slightly in his sleep, but he did not wake up because the medicine helped him stay peaceful.I walked into our small kitchen area to find some fresh water for him to drink when he finally woke up. I wanted to make sure he felt hydrated after his long night at the hospital, and I wanted to be ready for his needs."Are you awake yet?" I whispered to the room, and I saw his dark lashes flicker agains

Axel finished reading the harsh words out loud, and his voice trembled in the quiet bedroom. I watched his pale face hold a deep worry, and I reached my hand out to take the white paper from his fingers.He placed the small note into my palm, and he stepped closer to the edge of the mattress to comfort me. I looked down at the dark black ink, and I recognized my father's sharp handwriting from all his past business letters.I read the cruel message one more time, and I waited for the familiar sting of his rejection to hit my chest. However, I did not feel angry about his words, and I did not feel sad about his final goodbye.Richard wanted me to feel useless, and he wanted me to regret my choices. I refused to give him that satisfaction, because his toxic words held zero power over my life now.I crumpled the paper into a tight ball, and I tossed it into the plastic trash can sitting near the wall. I did not give the message a second thought, and a massive weight lifted off my tired s

I sat in the passenger seat of my small car, and I watched Michael walk out of the university athletic building. He wore his formal dark suit, but he walked very slow to protect his cracked rib from the cold afternoon wind.He opened the heavy car door, and he slid into the seat next to me with a loud physical sigh. He did not look like a happy athlete, and he did not carry the massive energy of a victorious hockey captain.I turned the steering wheel, and I drove us away from the sports complex to reach our quiet student dorm room. He stared out the glass window the whole time, and he kept his mouth shut during the short trip across the campus.We arrived at the brick building, and I helped him climb the concrete stairs because the metal elevator was broken again. We walked into our small living room, and I closed the heavy wooden door to give us some private space."You need to sit down at the kitchen table, and you need to rest your injured chest," I instructed him gently. I pulled

I gripped the thick legal paper with both of my hands, and I tightened my fingers to tear the document down the middle. Axel rushed forward from the other end of the sofa, and he placed his warm hands over my knuckles to stop my sudden motion."You cannot destroy a multi-million dollar contract just because you are scared of a long distance relationship," Axel cried out. "You need to stop and think about your future, because you are throwing away your only chance to play in the professional hockey league.""I already thought about my future, and my future belongs right here with you in this specific state," I told him. I let out a heavy breath, and I dropped the thick blue folder onto the soft sofa cushions between us.I refused to compromise our relationship for a sports franchise, and I knew I needed to handle this problem directly right now. I reached into the front pocket of my dark suit pants, and I pulled my cell phone out into the open air."Who are you calling right now?" Axel

"A good nurse needs to study a lot of complex material, and I refuse to leave my expensive textbooks behind," I argued back with a light laugh. "You can hire professional movers to carry the heavy boxes, because you are a rich athlete now.""I will hire the best moving company in the city, and they will load everything into a big truck for us," Michael promised. "I want this transition to be very easy for you, because you deserve a stress-free summer after all your hard work."I taped the top of the first box shut, and I moved on to the second empty container. I walked over to the small coat closet near the front door, and I pulled our heavy winter jackets off the metal hangers."We will need these thick coats in Seattle, because it rains a lot on the West Coast," I mentioned while I folded the dark fabric. "I will need to buy some waterproof shoes for my hospital shifts, and you will need a good umbrella for your walk to the hockey arena.""The team provides a lot of warm gear for th