Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain

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y get physically broken. The rule is not written down, but everyone knows it. I saw it in the cold looks from scouts, and I felt it in the quick re

t for territory in the small space, making my lungs sting. Keeping my face blank, I stood tall and walked past the benches like a Beta who belo

d them to stay steady. At the back of my throat, my illegal medicine burned like battery acid. The dose I took this morning was dangerously

d Alpha leaned against the

s down on my

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n frame. "You must have big connections. Good

more questions, I bolted down the dark tunnel. The hallway to the rink was freezing, but ahead,

and clean under t

blew his whis

ped into the middle of the line to blend in. The compet

On the very first sharp turn, a huge Alpha def

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The rookie hit the glass and collapsed onto the ice, leaving

d, waving his clipboard. "Next l

k a hit like that without an Alpha's

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d. At the final split second, I dropped low, dug my skates into the ice, and spun out of the way. The defenseman hit empty air and crashed into the wall while I

rippled.

ainst the wooden boards. "Again! Ba

ppressants were choking my oxygen intake, making my lungs scream for a d

another black rubber dis

ke a physical vice. One matched my speed to cut off my lane while the other raised

of frost directly into the first defender's visor. Dropping my center of gravity low, I slid

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ected the loose puck across the blue line, faked a hard backhand shot to forc

enforcer shouted from the bench, slam

ng air. They hated getting em

Alphas turned their heads to look at me, the unknown ro

e, making the air feel ten times thicker. I lo

stood by

e rich heir to the franchise, and the most dangerous Alpha in the league. He didn't blink. Leaning against the glas

e heat flashed through my body, fighting against the bitter medicine. The heavy pressure had br