Chapter 205

Elodie’s POV

The moment Kiernan hit the ice and didn’t get back up, the entire rink seemed to inhale and forget how to breathe.

The buzzer hadn’t even sounded yet.

There were still twenty-three seconds left on the clock—overtime, tied at 2–2.

Vertex-Vale had their goalie pulled, desperation sharpening every movement on the ice.

The crowd was on its feet, roaring, stomping, chanting in broken rhy