Chapter 185

Elodie’s POV

Game night arrived like a storm we’d all been waiting for.

The rink was packed in the standing room only, air thick with the smell of popcorn, sweat, and winter-cold concrete. Our school’s black and silver banners clashed against the visiting team’s red, and the drumline in the student section never stopped.

I sat high in the bleachers with Vespera, close enough to see everything, far