Twin Aces: Claimed by the Alpha Captain

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't about to let unranked rookies take their contract spots without drawing blood. The atmosphere in the facility was entirel

rafters. "Pairs! Two-on-two board battles in the greasy zones. Prote

a or a lower-tier Alpha rookie to partner with. I didn't need glory today. I just needed to blend into the background, execu

jersey from behind. The physical force yanked me backward, draggi

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captain's 'C' stitched onto his left chest felt like a burning brand in my peripheral vision. The rest of the team went dead silent. The locker-

taff standing by the benches couldn't hear t

dark eyes onto mine through his tinted visor

in a blur of carbon fiber and steel. My skates bit hard into the ice, my acceleration pulling me half a step ahead of the veteran defenders.

de, open ice, he angled his massive frame directly into my skating lane. Before I could pivot to e

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rion pinned me against the wall, his muscular body crushing mine flat against the glass right in front of the entire coaching staff.

trapping my arms flat against my sides. His visor clashed against mine with a sharp ring, an

t, Lucian. The double-dose of suppressants is burning out your lungs, isn't it? You can barely ab

o hard to maintain. He wasn't just testing me; he was trying to force me

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e simultaneously driving my elbow up into his reinforced ribs. The sudden fl

tole the puck right off the toe of his blade. In one fluid, explosive motion, I spun away from

lashed. The net

ood, masking the tremor in my legs. I pointed the black tape of my stick dire

The heavy scent of cedar flared off him-a hot wave that pushed past my visor and filled my mouth. My lungs rebelled, choking on

ary at the blue line, slowly wiping a smear of frost from his visor with the back of his glove. He didn't look angry. His pupils were wide, dark, and com

tore through my lower abdomen. My vision completely blacked out

y of his pheromones, had completely shattered the chemical wall of my suppressants. A heavy, sweet heat flushed be