MY SECOND LEAP ON ICE
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Once, I was a gymnast who knew exactly what it felt like to fly.
Until one mistake sent me crashing down and cost me everything.
For years, I stayed away from the arena. Until an opportunity came along and brought me onto the ice.
The problem?
I could not even skate.
To make matters worse, I was paired with Joseph Morgan, a figure skater known for being cold, perfectionistic, and completely unwilling to have a beginner like me as his partner.
“If you fall, don’t expect me to let you do it again.”
I snorted. “Then make sure your hands are fast enough to catch me.”
I thought my biggest problem would be learning to skate in such a short amount of time.
Turns out, I was wrong.
Because the more I trained with Joseph, the more I realized that pair skating was not just about balance, jumps, or trusting your partner.
It was about daring to fall again after once losing everything.
Especially when Joseph’s former partner suddenly returns to the arena.
Elena Brooks is more experienced, more perfect, and knows exactly how to make me feel like a replacement who never should have been there in the first place.
I do not want to be anyone’s replacement.
I do not want Joseph to be the reason I keep going, either.
If I want to become an athlete again, I have to do it for myself.
But what if the man who believed in me the least at first becomes the first person to make me brave enough to jump again?
And when I finally have to choose between being afraid of falling and trusting the person standing behind me...
Will I dare to make my second jump?
Until one mistake sent me crashing down and cost me everything.
For years, I stayed away from the arena. Until an opportunity came along and brought me onto the ice.
The problem?
I could not even skate.
To make matters worse, I was paired with Joseph Morgan, a figure skater known for being cold, perfectionistic, and completely unwilling to have a beginner like me as his partner.
“If you fall, don’t expect me to let you do it again.”
I snorted. “Then make sure your hands are fast enough to catch me.”
I thought my biggest problem would be learning to skate in such a short amount of time.
Turns out, I was wrong.
Because the more I trained with Joseph, the more I realized that pair skating was not just about balance, jumps, or trusting your partner.
It was about daring to fall again after once losing everything.
Especially when Joseph’s former partner suddenly returns to the arena.
Elena Brooks is more experienced, more perfect, and knows exactly how to make me feel like a replacement who never should have been there in the first place.
I do not want to be anyone’s replacement.
I do not want Joseph to be the reason I keep going, either.
If I want to become an athlete again, I have to do it for myself.
But what if the man who believed in me the least at first becomes the first person to make me brave enough to jump again?
And when I finally have to choose between being afraid of falling and trusting the person standing behind me...
Will I dare to make my second jump?


















































