Chapter 146 Admiration Looked Different on Him
POV: Silver Preston
The singular moment of Eli's deliberate applause breaks something open in my chest that I have been keeping carefully sealed.
I retreat to the team bench to unlace my skates, hands shaking slightly from more than just physical exertion. The crowd disperses quickly, moving on to p...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Fall
2. Chapter 2 Waking Up
3. Chapter 3 New Haven
4. Chapter 4 The Catch
5. Chapter 5 Glitter Bomb
6. Chapter 6 Pizza and Promises
7. Chapter 7 Recognition
8. Chapter 8 The Whale
9. Chapter 9 The Box
10. Chapter 10 Secrets and Promises
11. Chapter 11 Dining Hall Disaster
12. Chapter 12 Partners
13. Chapter 13 Coffee and Challenges
14. Chapter 14 Delete
15. Chapter 15 The Party
16. Chapter 16 Damaged Goods
17. Chapter 17 Reinvention
18. Chapter 18 The Diagnosis
19. Chapter 19 Breaking Point
20. Chapter 20 Snowfall
21. Chapter 21 The Star
22. Chapter 22 Riley's Moment
23. Chapter 23 Uh-Oh
24. Chapter 24 We Meet Again
25. Chapter 25 Weston Carroway
26. Chapter 26 Poison
27. Chapter 27 Committee
28. Chapter 28 Lights
29. Chapter 29 Breaking
30. Chapter 30 Assigned Seating
31. Chapter 31 Rumors
32. Chapter 32 No Interest
33. Chapter 33 Defense
34. Chapter 34 Snow
35. Chapter 35 Leona
36. Chapter 36 What Do You Want?
37. Chapter 37 Frozen
38. Chapter 38 Weston's Move
39. Chapter 39 Library Steps
40. Chapter 40 Breaking Point
41. Chapter 41 The Gala
42. Chapter 42 Dance with Me
43. Chapter 43 Escape
44. Chapter 44 I Just Can't
45. Chapter 45 Back Inside
46. Chapter 46 Humiliation
47. Chapter 47 Midnight Fight
48. Chapter 48 Silence Screams
49. Chapter 49 The Text
50. Chapter 50 The Gala
51. Chapter 51 Escape with Carroway
52. Chapter 52 Morning Regrets
53. Chapter 53 Americus Pries
54. Chapter 54 Study Session
55. Chapter 55 Locker Room Whispers
56. Chapter 56 Text from Carroway
57. Chapter 57 Chapel Street
58. Chapter 58 Sequined Oracle
59. Chapter 59 The Whale
60. Chapter 60 Afterparty
61. Chapter 61 Walk Home
62. Chapter 62 Silent Dorm
63. Chapter 63 Lecture Spark
64. Chapter 64 Americus Plotting
65. Chapter 65 Dinner Disaster
66. Chapter 66 Elm Street
67. Chapter 67 The Weight of His Eyes
68. Chapter 68 What She Knows
69. Chapter 69 Trapped
70. Chapter 70 What the Storm Showed
71. Chapter 71 The Ice Does Not Forget
72. Chapter 72 What the Ice Remembers
73. Chapter 73 Reckless
74. Chapter 74 The Space Between
75. Chapter 75 High Street
76. Chapter 76 What Americus Sees
77. Chapter 77 Edges
78. Chapter 78 After the Buzzer
79. Chapter 79 Okay
80. Chapter 80 What He Plants
81. Chapter 81 Unreliable
82. Chapter 82 What the Common Room Holds
83. Chapter 83 It's About Carroway
84. Chapter 84 The Fight
85. Chapter 85 Leona
86. Chapter 86 Yes
87. Chapter 87 Never Have I Ever
88. Chapter 88 Valentine
89. Chapter 89 Harkness
90. Chapter 90 Chapel Street
91. Chapter 91 Ice Queen
92. Chapter 92 Stone
93. Chapter 93 What Riley Knows
94. Chapter 94 Midnight Ice
95. Chapter 95 Warning
96. Chapter 96 Georgia
97. Chapter 97 The Clipboard
98. Chapter 98 Preparation
99. Chapter 99 The Courtyard
100. Chapter 100 Two Stories
101. Chapter 101 The Dance
102. Chapter 102 Too Firm
103. Chapter 103 Step Back
104. Chapter 104 Of Course I Care
105. Chapter 105 I'd Never Choose You
106. Chapter 106 The Letter
107. Chapter 107 Every Line
108. Chapter 108 The Mask Slips
109. Chapter 109 Gone
110. Chapter 110 Christmas Eve
111. Chapter 111 Valentine, You Deserve the Truth
112. Chapter 112 I Love You Still
113. Chapter 113 Stone Floor
114. Chapter 114 Shopping Bags
115. Chapter 115 She Never Knew When to Quit
116. Chapter 116 Countdown
117. Chapter 117 Their Spark
118. Chapter 118 The Morning After
119. Chapter 119 Sterile Rooms
120. Chapter 120 I'm Not You
121. Chapter 121 The Word She Never Said
122. Chapter 122 Dad's Voice
123. Chapter 123 The Gothic Towers Feel Like Home
124. Chapter 124 Before I Saw Him
125. Chapter 125 His Silence Was Deafening
126. Chapter 126 Even Firecrackers Burn Out
127. Chapter 127 They Circled Like Sharks
128. Chapter 128 This Time I Didn't Flinch
129. Chapter 129 Only a Pen
130. Chapter 130 Quiet Was Louder Than Shouting
131. Chapter 131 Pain Was Still Progress
132. Chapter 132 Secrets Spill Eventually
133. Chapter 133 The Room Shrank When He Walked In
134. Chapter 134 Even Centerpieces Became Arguments
135. Chapter 135 The Ice Bit Back
136. Chapter 136 His Hand Was Steady Where Mine Shook
137. Chapter 137 The Rink Was Never Empty When You Needed It
138. Chapter 138 Trust Is Harder Than Triple Jumps
139. Chapter 139 Her Calm Steadied Me
140. Chapter 140 She Thrived on Chaos
141. Chapter 141 The Rink Roared Again
142. Chapter 142 The Room Blurred Until I Saw Him
143. Chapter 143 His Smile Was Poison
144. Chapter 144 She'd Finally Had Enough
145. Chapter 145 The Crowd Cheered for Someone Else
146. Chapter 146 Admiration Looked Different on Him
147. Chapter 147 Truth Slipped Easier at Night
148. Chapter 148 Timing Was Never Her Gift
149. Chapter 149 Her Handwriting Was a Command
150. Chapter 150 For Once, I Didn't Fold
151. Chapter 151 Lies Unravel Fast
152. Chapter 152 Gossip Spread Like Fire
153. Chapter 153 Not All Battles Are Loud
154. Chapter 154 Even Silence Hummed
155. Chapter 155 The Room Held Its Breath
156. Chapter 156 She Wanted Results
157. Chapter 157 Winter Swallowed Me Whole
158. Chapter 158 His Voice Cut Through the Storm
159. Chapter 159 Nine: Some Truths Take Time
160. Chapter 160 Pain Gave Way to Something Scarier: Hope
161. Chapter 161 Coffee Appeared Like Magic
162. Chapter 162 Locker Rooms Leak Secrets
163. Chapter 163 She Couldn't Stand Wasted Chemistry
164. Chapter 164 Her Voice Was Frost
165. Chapter 165 For Once, I Hung Up First
166. Chapter 166 Sweat and Ice Carried Tempers
167. Chapter 167 Violence Didn't Suit Him
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