Chapter 40 An Embrace Before Goodbye
“Lyla? You’re home, sweetheart?”
Mom’s voice greeted me as I pushed open the front door, which had been left slightly ajar.
In the living room, several large brown cardboard boxes were stacked against the wall. Mom knelt on the floor, sealing a box filled with kitchen utensils. Her hair was slight...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Voice I Did Not Want to Hear
2. Chapter 2 A Second Chance
3. Chapter 3 Don't Go Back
4. Chapter 4 First Ice
5. Chapter 5 The Body Remembers
6. Chapter 6 Pair Skating
7. Chapter 7 Joseph Morgan
8. Chapter 8 I'm Not Your Choice
9. Chapter 9 The Return of My Spirit
10. Chapter 10 Five Minutes with Joseph
11. Chapter 11 Temporary Partner
12. Chapter 12 The First Goal
13. Chapter 13 Too Slow
14. Chapter 14 One More Time
15. Chapter 15 Don't Push Yourself Too Hard
16. Chapter 16 Meeting Again on the Bus
17. Chapter 17 At the Crossroads
18. Chapter 18 Trying Again
19. Chapter 19 Finding Their Rhythm
20. Chapter 20 The First Spotlight
21. Chapter 21 An Encounter at the End of the Alley
22. Chapter 22 Preparing for Tomorrow
23. Chapter 23 The First Touch
24. Chapter 24 I Won’t Let You Go
25. Chapter 25 My Body Remembers
26. Chapter 26 The Hidden Wound
27. Chapter 27 The Former Athlete
28. Chapter 28 Becoming an Athlete Again
29. Chapter 29 The Evaluation
30. Chapter 30 A Risk
31. Chapter 31 Don't Decide Who I Am
32. Chapter 32 The Price of an Opportunity
33. Chapter 33 An Unexpected Opportunity
34. Chapter 34 An Unexpected Way Out
35. Chapter 35 A Line That Must Not Be Crossed
36. Chapter 36 A Wager on the Ice
37. Chapter 37 The Battle for the Ice
38. Chapter 38 A Small Crack on the Ice
39. Chapter 39 Shadows at the Edge of the Rink
40. Chapter 40 An Embrace Before Goodbye
41. Chapter 41 The Return of an Old Partner
42. Chapter 42 The Day Before the Decisive Evaluation
43. Chapter 43 The Girl Who Refused to Back Down
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