Chapter 76 Freeze

~Author's POV~

"You have ninety seconds, Mr. Sterling. Then my team comes through that door."

Dominic said it without moving from the steel door, one hand still on the handle. Outside, the muffled thunder of the arena rolled on. Chanting. Stomping. Somewhere down the tunnel, the first echoes of th...

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 The Shark Tank

2. Chapter 2 The Whistle at Center Ice

3. Chapter 3 Blood on the Ice

4. Chapter 4 Off-Limits Behind Closed Doors

5. Chapter 5 The Empty House & The Midnight Visitor

6. Chapter 6 The Alibi & The Pink Tape

7. Chapter 7 The Bluff at the Bench

8. Chapter 8 Blue Line Suicides

9. Chapter 9 The Silent Ride Home

10. Chapter 10 The Ice Machine Alliance

11. Chapter 11 The Frozen Pond Reckoning

12. Chapter 12 Broken Glass & Boiling Blood

13. Chapter 13 The Opening Exhibition

14. Chapter 14 The Waist Lift Celebration

15. Chapter 15 Post-Game Milkshakes & Stolen Glances

16. Chapter 16 The 4:30 AM Smoothie

17. Chapter 17 Breakfast in the Shadows

18. Chapter 18 The Bus Ride Hierarchy

19. Chapter 19 The Dartmouth Ambush

20. Chapter 20 The Intermission Standoff

21. Chapter 21 The Bruised Living Room

22. Chapter 22 Carried Up the Stairs

23. Chapter 23 The Morning Aftermath

24. Chapter 24 The Video Room Ambush

25. Chapter 25 The Cover-Up

26. Chapter 26 The Weight Room Showdown

27. Chapter 27 The Decline & The Rebound

28. Chapter 28 Synthetic Ice & Midnight Sweat

29. Chapter 29 Inches from the Fire

30. Chapter 30 The Cold Shower

31. Chapter 31 The Scout in the Stands

32. Chapter 32 The Target on Her Back

33. Chapter 33 Bones' Warning

34. Chapter 34 The Boiling Kettle

35. Chapter 35 The Signature Snapshot

36. Chapter 36 Liam's Suspicion Deepens

37. Chapter 37 The Private Investigator's Lens

38. Chapter 38 The Road Trip Itinerary

39. Chapter 39 The Mountain Bus

40. Chapter 40 Blood on the Green Mountain Ice

41. Chapter 41 The Blizzard Traps the Wolves

42. Chapter 42 The Coach's Suite

43. Chapter 43 Midnight Checks

44. Chapter 44 The Power Failure

45. Chapter 45 Kneeling by the fire

46. Chapter 46 The Language of the Scar

47. Chapter 47 The Ghost and the Fire

48. Chapter 48 The Melting Ice

49. Chapter 49 Whispers Under the Blanket

50. Chapter 50 The Blizzard Breaks

51. Chapter 51 Sunday

52. Chapter 52 Return

53. Chapter 53 Lecture

54. Chapter 54 Envy

55. Chapter 55 Detention

56. Chapter 56 Domestic

57. Chapter 57 Confidences

58. Chapter 58 Blackcard

59. Chapter 59 Invitation

60. Chapter 60 Confrontation

61. Chapter 61 Gowns

62. Chapter 62 Arrival

63. Chapter 63 Slowdance

64. Chapter 64 Spill

65. Chapter 65 Escape

66. Chapter 66 Alcove

67. Chapter 67 Party

68. Chapter 68 Threshold

69. Chapter 69 Bruises

70. Chapter 70 Bath

71. Chapter 71 Scouts

72. Chapter 72 Showcase

73. Chapter 73 Assist

74. Chapter 74 Overtime

75. Chapter 75 Celebration

76. Chapter 76 Freeze

77. Chapter 77 Gossip

78. Chapter 78 Zamboni

79. Chapter 79 Confession

80. Chapter 80 Rejection

81. Chapter 81 Office

82. Chapter 82 Silhouettes

83. Chapter 83 Shadows

84. Chapter 84 Spiral

85. Chapter 85 Hostility

86. Chapter 86 Classroom

87. Chapter 87 Tunnel

88. Chapter 88 Confrontation

89. Chapter 89 Truth

90. Chapter 90 Alliance

91. Chapter 91 Loyalty

92. Chapter 92 Tension

93. Chapter 93 Warning

94. Chapter 94 Blizzard

95. Chapter 95 Faceoff

96. Chapter 96 Target

97. Chapter 97 Blindside

98. Chapter 98 Collision

99. Chapter 99 Rampage

100. Chapter 100 Ejection

101. Chapter 101 Fallout

102. Chapter 102 Evidence

103. Chapter 103 Conclusion

104. Chapter 104 Sanctuary

105. Chapter 105 Smear

106. Chapter 106 Tyrant

107. Chapter 107 Defiance

108. Chapter 108 Trio

109. Chapter 109 Vandalism

110. Chapter 110 Secret

111. Chapter 111 Trap

112. Chapter 112 Injunction

113. Chapter 113 Reckoning

114. Chapter 114 Ethics

115. Chapter 115 Sanctuary

116. Chapter 116 Conspiracy

117. Chapter 117 Retribution

118. Chapter 118 Midnight

119. Chapter 119 Sacrifice

120. Chapter 120 Exile

121. Chapter 121 Scrub

122. Chapter 122 Mutiny

123. Chapter 123 Got Something

124. Chapter 124 Study

125. Chapter 125 Shadow

126. Chapter 126 Reckoning

127. Chapter 127 Midnight Practice

128. Chapter 128 Standoff

129. Chapter 129 Unmasked

130. Chapter 130 Sanction

131. Chapter 131 Distance

132. Chapter 132 Lecture

133. Chapter 133 Camaraderie

134. Chapter 134 Orchard

135. Chapter 135 Reinforcement

136. Chapter 136 Decoy

137. Chapter 137 Whisper

138. Chapter 138 Artifact

139. Chapter 139 Confrontation

140. Chapter 140 Dispatch

141. Chapter 141 Provocative

142. Chapter 142 Threshold

143. Chapter 143 Worcester

144. Chapter 144 Inquisition

145. Chapter 145 Vigil

146. Chapter 146 Quarry

147. Chapter 147 Parcel

148. Chapter 148 Walkout

149. Chapter 149 Boycott

150. Chapter 150 Subpoena

151. Chapter 151 Restoration

152. Chapter 152 Diner

153. Chapter 153 Alliance

154. Chapter 154 Repetition

155. Chapter 155 Voice

156. Chapter 156 Origins

157. Chapter 157 Academic

158. Chapter 158 Conditioning

159. Chapter 159 Maternal

160. Chapter 160 Synchrony

161. Chapter 161 Convoy

162. Chapter 162 Eve

163. Chapter 163 Sanctuary

164. Chapter 164 Packing

165. Chapter 165 Concourse

166. Chapter 166 All night

167. Chapter 167 Dawn

168. Chapter 168 Ritual

169. Chapter 169 Thunder

170. Chapter 170 Attrition

171. Chapter 171 Deficit

172. Chapter 172 Equalizer

173. Chapter 173 Overtime

174. Chapter 174 Pandemonium

175. Chapter 175 Silver

176. Chapter 176 Shadow

177. Chapter 177 Accolade

178. Chapter 178 Indictment

179. Chapter 179 Parade

180. Chapter 180 Draft

181. Chapter 181 Homecoming

182. Chapter 182 Brothers

183. Chapter 183 Eternity

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