All Chapters of His Fake Girlfriend, His True Mate : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

_Lyra's POV_I ran through the cold morning air with my bag bouncing against my side. My breath came out in short white clouds. The city felt too big for me today, like it was pressing down on my shoulders. I was already late and my heart kept beating faster and faster as I looked at my phone again.“Come on… come on…” I whispered to myself.Today was my only chance and I could feel it sitting heavy in my chest like a warning I couldn’t ignore. Frostfang University Hockey Club wasn’t just a place. It was elite, famous and dangerous in a way that made ordinary people feel small before they even stepped inside. People dreamed about working here, about even getting close to this world. And yet here I was, because I, Lyra Storm, needed this job more than anything else in my life.I pushed open the glass doors of the sports complex and rushed inside. Warm air hit my face. The smell of ice, metal and sweat filled my nose. I slowed down for a second, trying to catch my breath, but then I hea

_Lyra's POV_I had been called many things in my life. Some people said that I was stubborn. Others said I was too honest or far too curious for my own good. I could not deny any of it.But if someone had told me yesterday that I would wake up as the supposed girlfriend of Frostfang Hockey Team captain Ryder Kane, I would have laughed in their face.Yet that was exactly what had happened.As I walked toward the sports complex, my phone would not stop buzzing. Every few seconds, another notification lit up my screen. News articles, gossip pages and fan accounts all seemed obsessed with the same story.Ryder Kane's Mystery Girlfriend Revealed!Who Is Lyra Storm?Fans Divided Over Hockey Captain's New Romance.I let out a tired sigh and rubbed my forehead."This is insane," I muttered.I had not even gone on a single date with the man. We had not shared a meal. We barely knew each other. The only things we had done were argue, spill coffee on each other and sign a fake relationship agree

_Lyra's POV_I should have left earlier.That was the first thought that crossed my mind as I looked at the empty office around me.The Frostfang Club building was never truly quiet. During the day, it was filled with noise. Players shouting in the locker rooms, staff rushing through the halls, phones ringing nonstop and reporters waiting outside for the next piece of gossip. But at night, it felt like a completely different place. The silence was almost uncomfortable.I stared at my laptop screen and sighed. The media report in front of me was still unfinished. I had spent hours fixing Ryder’s public image, reviewing old interviews, planning social media posts and creating a strategy to make people see him differently.It was strange. A few days ago, I didn’t even know his name. Now I was spending my night trying to protect his career.My eyes moved to the photo on my screen and I found myself staring at Ryder Kane again. The captain of the Frostfang Hockey Club. He was cold, difficu

_Lyra's POV_I thought I understood Ryder Kane a little better after what happened at practice. But I was wrong.The next morning, he was back to being the same cold and distant person I had met on my first day.But something had changed. Before, he looked at me like I was a problem. Now, sometimes, it felt like he was watching me for another reason.I sat in the Frostfang office. I was working on the new social media plan but my mind kept going back to the moment Ryder saved me. I remembered the fear in his eyes and the way he had moved without hesitation to protect me. I shook my head and forced myself to focus. “Stop it, Lyra.”I whispered the words quietly. Because I had been thinking about Ryder Kane way too much and that was dangerous. He was my fake boyfriend and nothing more. At least, that was what I kept reminding myself._________“Lyra?”I looked up and saw Jenna from the PR team standing near my desk.“Yeah?”She held out a folder. “Coach wants new content for the upcomi

_Lyra's POV_The growl coming from outside the room made every part of my body freeze.For a few seconds, neither Ryder nor I moved. The entire arena felt strangely silent, with only the sound of the storm hitting the windows and my own heartbeat filling the darkness.Ryder stood in front of me. His shoulders were tense and his eyes locked on the dark hallway ahead. He looked completely different from the cold hockey captain who always acted like nothing could scare him. This was not the Ryder who ignored his emotions and pushed everyone away. This was someone ready for danger.“Ryder,” I whispered.He did not look back. “Stay behind me.”Something about the way he said it made me listen. It was not his usual arrogant tone and it was not because he wanted control. There was something else hidden in his voice. It felt like a warning because he was afraid something might happen to me. I swallowed and looked past him toward the hallway. The emergency lights flickered once...then twice.