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The queen of icy heart The article
Chapter 26 ( the article)Madox, Canadian miracle for Europe Written by Valentina Callahan My first thought when coach Irving told me about a Canadian player coming to play in the European league was that he must have hit his head pretty badly in the past. Who in their right mind would trade those two? Especially the better one for the worse option.Not that our hockey league is not great, it is just that we are a long way from catching up with those guys in Canada. They are practically born with sticks and pucks in their hands.But here we had some guy named Nathaniel Madox who was coming to live and train hockey in London. Like I said first it made no sense, but then I got to meet him, and let me tell you, I was left speechless and that is a hard thing to achieve when the person in question is me.But let's start with smaller facts that might be known to some people already.His parents died a few months ago in a car accident and since that day, he never sat behind the wheel of a c
Last Updated : 2023-03-09The queen of icy heart Going home
Chapter 27 (Nathaniel's POV)It has been almost a week since I left Europe and went back to Canada. I had to take care of some legal business like selling my house or technically my parents' house, and all the cars as well. No, there was no collection, but there were still three cars left because each of us had one car besides the one my parents died in.Now all those things have been taken care of and there was only one thing left on my agenda. That thing is convincing Andrew to go with me this time. As it turns out our team was one player short and when I mentioned Andrew to coach Irving he got down to business, did his research, and after a few long days informed me he would gladly take in a player as good as Andrew was.But my childhood friend could be a pretty stubborn one unfortunately and somehow he was still determined to succeed in Canada. It's not like there was no possibility for that to happen, but chances were smaller than in Europe.And as determined as he was to succeed
Last Updated : 2023-03-09The queen of icy heart It was all perfect until it was not anymore
Chapter 28 (Valentina's POV)You know that feeling when you think about doing something and you find all the reasons why you should do it and convince yourself it is a brilliant idea that will not hurt anyone, but then later you reflect on the events and start doubting yourself?Yeah. That's how everything was with me right now.Nathaniel was coming home today but I had no idea when. And no, I did not manage to get myself a new phone yet. But I would need to buy one as soon as possible because I have not heard from the people on national television via mail by now. Either I was just too nervous and all these things took a bit longer than I thought or they tried calling me and could not reach me. Those were the only two options. Since it is national television they had to inform me whether I was chosen for the job or not.But looks like I will just have to sit on my butt and wait for them, or they will have to wait for me to get my phone and transfer my contacts and my number to the new
Last Updated : 2023-03-09The queen of icy heart The article #2
Chapter 29 (The fake article)Madox, a liar, and a murderer.Written by Valentina Callahan You know as a reporter I learned many useful lessons. The first of them always was and always would be, to follow your gut feeling.But this time I did not listen to my gut and got burned.But let us not skip to the end right away. I am sure you want to hear the whole story, my dear readers.A few months ago I received a call from the Hawks coach to pick up his new player. It was no surprise I got stuck with the ugly work because since I became their winter edition reporter I was the errand lady, the number you dialed if you had something to do and you did not want to do it alone if you simply had no will to do it, things like that, you get the drift.So now I was stuck with picking up the new hockey player that was self-entitled, had a huge ego, and thought of himself as a God to us mortals.The first encounter we had just strengthened my resolve to bring him down a peg.My research from befor
Last Updated : 2023-03-10The queen of icy heart No questions asked
Chapter 30 (Nathaniel's POV)Andrew and I managed to pack in record time I would say.We were even a bit too soon at the airport but it was better than being too late I would say.So as we waited for our flight we just went through all the information when I suddenly received a call from my coach. He knew I was still in Canada and am returning in the evening so if he was calling me right now it meant something huge happened and he had some important news.My phone was shaking in my hands and I knew if I didn't hold on to it right it might just slip out of my hand. You probably wonder what I was so afraid of. As I said. If the coach was calling me right now something bad had to happen and the first thing that came to mind was that Valentina was hurt or one of my friends. And that was not a scenario I was willing to deal with right now, but still, I answered the phone with shaking hands."Yeah, coach? What is going on?"At first, I was only met with silence but then I could hear a loud
Last Updated : 2023-03-10The queen of icy heart putting plan in the motion
Chapter 31 (Valentina's POV)I reread the article at least a thousand times in the past few days, but still nothing made sense to me.Well, one thing did make a lot of sense. I did not write this article! But who else could have done it? That is the question that kept bugging me since the evening when Nathaniel stopped by to throw the newspaper at my door.What I can not understand though at the moment is my own stupidity.You remember I said I was a pretty smart person and I refused to hide my smartest?Well, this time my heartbreak obviously beat my smartness. Because I did not realize all it took to find the culprit was to look at the newspaper. The name of the newspaper.And there it was. The information I was looking for.And suddenly it all started making sense to me.The day I left my work office I left everything on the desk. All my notes, articles, together with all the notes I had on Nathaniel and his story that I was still writing. The story that I used for my job applicati
Last Updated : 2023-03-10The queen of icy heart Destroying heartbreak
Chapter 32 (Nathaniel's POV)"Madox! Get your head in the game or you will end up on the bench!"Do I even need to say that my game was awful?Ever since I confronted Valentina I could not concentrate on anything, especially hockey. The fact that reporters and photographers were following me and my every move did not help one bit.Now do not get me wrong. I scored points for our team, I did no harm to my teammates, the problem was that all the harm was served to the opponents. And I do not mean small harm either. I pushed them every chance I got, tried them, and fought with them, one even ended up in the ER because his helmet flew off his head somewhere in the middle of the fight.So basically what I wanted to say was that I was back to my assholish behavior or judging by the time I spent on the bench in the past few games I would have to say I was even worse.Benjamin and Seth were getting worried more and more with each passing day, but honestly, I was not really in the right state
Last Updated : 2023-03-11The queen of icy heart Waiting for his decision
Chapter 33 (Valentina's POV)A few days ago I received an answer from national television. Or technically from their newspaper publishing team and editors. And you would not believe it but they actually were interested and willing to give me a chance. At the job and at my attempt to apologize to Nathaniel.So now I was sitting in my living room going through the added article for a millionth time.Dear readers.As awful as it might sound, I was actually framed with the last article that was supposed to be written under my name. Those who follow me and my work know that I never write any article based on rumors and without strong facts that can support my words. So the article that was published under my name was obviously not my work at the end of the day. Now that we made this part clear I can explain everything to you.The meaning of this article is to apologize to the man that stole my heart and once you get through this first soap opera part you can also read the real article that
Last Updated : 2023-03-11
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The queen of icy heart EPILOGUE
Chapter 27 (Loraine’s POV) epilogue Some years later… “Andrew! The girls will be here any minute, could you get Samuel ready for me please?” Before you make any assumptions let us make something clear. Samuel is our son, and he is three years old. As weird and unthinkable as it might sound, all girls gave birth to a child in the same year. Sure, there were differences, Valentina and Nathaniel had three kids. The first one was a little girl named Daisy, who was not so little anymore since she was nine years old already. Second was a boy named Gareth, he was six years old and the last was Penelope who was three years old as well as our Samuel. Then there was Anabelle and Seth. They had two kids, twins to be exact. A boy and a girl, Samantha, and Sam, they were three years old as well. If we move forward, we have Anastasia and Benjamin, they had just one kid the same as me and Andrew, and the little three years old princesses’ name was Lory. The next in line would be Malcolm and Mandy
The queen of icy heart it is all settled
Chapter 26 (Andrew’s POV)We were on our way to the airport and of course, with Malcolm in the car we were driving over the speed limit and if a police officer pulled us over there would be hell to pay once he realized who the driver was, but mostly no one dared stop Malcolm, even the new guys knew his car and just waved when he passed. But in my opinion, we were still not driving fast enough. I wanted to be at the airport already, deal with the bastard and wrap my Loraine in my arms where I knew I could keep her safe.But as much as I wanted to yell and rant and be a smart ass, I knew I was thinking irrationally so I rather just sat back and kept my mouth shut. That and the fact that Malcolm threatened to throw me out of the car if I dared be loud.Thankfully we arrived at the airport just when my patience was running low. But as we stopped the car, I could not believe my eyes. There was a plane, ready to take off at any moment, but the stairs were still pulled out and firmly on the
The queen of icy heart finally free
Chapter 25 (Loraine’s POV)Either these people were stupid, or they just assumed I knew London so well that I did not need to have my eyes covered while we were driving to the airport. Or maybe it was just the fact that they were so sure I would not be going anywhere except board the plane to Washington.Too bad for them because I had every intention to run away as fast as my legs could carry me, especially now that I knew two of six guys were on my side. Two of those guys that were not on my side are going into the plane’s cabin to make sure everything is set up and two will be completely oblivious to my attempt thanks to my accomplices. I still had no idea what their moto was, but I was not about to ask them since I was just happy to have someone willing to help me get away without a need to kill someone.You see all my self defense classes and so on that I was taking while on the run were in case, I found some place I want to stay and not run anymore, but before London there was no
The queen of icy heart who took Loraine?
Chapter 24 (Andrew’s POV)“WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE IS FUCKING GONE?! YOU STUPID BUNCH OF IMBECILS! HOW COULD YOU LET HER SLIP OUT OF THE CLUB WITHOUT ANY OF YOU NOTICING!?” As you can see, saying I was pissed would be a huge understatement, because I was livid! Somehow, while we were celebrating our win in the office with Malcolm and the girls, and a few minutes later with their boyfriends as well, Loraine managed to slip out of the club and disappeared into thin air.If you would tell me a week ago, she disappeared I would probably believe she ran away like she did every time in the past eight years when something or someone got too close to her and her heart, but today I was sure she did not run away. She promised me that she would not run away, and she would stay with me for as long as I wanted her and on the other hand, the fact that Rodriguez was just leaving my club when Loraine mysteriously disappeared just did not stop nagging me. So, I had my suspicion that he had something to d
The queen of icy heart not alone
Chapter 23 (Loraine’s POV)Today was the first time in my whole life that I remember standing up to myself for as long as I can remember. Not once when I was married was, I willing to do so. I just swallowed everything that was thrown my way. I never yelled at the man or talked back, I never told him my opinion, never objected to his decisions about my life, nothing.And the feeling was kind of refreshing and new. It felt amazing.Now, you see I stopped smoking years ago, it was bad for my health and all that and honestly it was just an expensive habit. But at this moment I felt like I was on top of the world and decided to treat myself to one cigarette you could say for old times’ sake, so I can finally close the door on every bad decision I made in the past.I was at the back entrance when I heard steps approaching but I thought it was sure one of the girls or maybe Andrew, so I stayed put and did not even turn around to see who it was, a big mistake.Next thing I know someone was h
The queen of icy heart take the money and get lost
Chapter 22 (Andrew’s POV)The thought of pinching myself and seeing if I was even awake crossed my mind, but nothing felt as good even in dreams as Loraine felt in my arms. She said it. Those fears I had for the past few weeks since I realized I fell for this woman melted away like ice cream on a hot sunny day.Now the only thing left was for us to deal with Rodriguez once and for all. But that was not mine decision, I stopped kissing her and moved a bit away but still kept our foreheads pressed close together, “Are you ready to deal with the demons of the past?”She gave me a nod which was a bit hesitant, but honestly if I was in her shoes and had to deal with someone like Rodriguez, I would be hesitant as well. I took one of her hands in mine and gave her a squeeze to show her that she was not alone.As we rounded the corner, I could not help it but look around and once again it surprised me how self-assured the man really was. He took only five men with him and all of them were in
The queen of icy heart explanation
Chapter 21 (Loraine’s POV)How could he do that? If I had to guess, from what I saw in the office I would say Andrew knew about my past and he knew it well. So first of all, he was hiding the fact that he knows about everything from me, or maybe I can find an excuse for him and say he just found out, but I doubt that since he has been a bit weird for the past few weeks and especially today. But I am willing to tell myself anything to feel a bit better, and right now I needed to believe Andrew did not betray me like everyone else in my life did.At the moment I was sitting by the river that was right next to the club, and yes, I know I did not go far from everything, but it was far enough that Rodriguez would not think I came here, he probably thought that I ran away already like I always do when he finds me, but this time was different. I had friends, I had a job that I liked, and I hope they cared for me as well. I had a good life, and I was actually looking forward to the future. I
The queen of icy heart I will not lose her
Chapter 20 (Andrew’s POV)The moment Loraine barged into my office I knew something was going to go awfully wrong and as usual I was proven right when the asshole opened his mouth.Thankfully me and Malcolm seem to be on the same page because when Loraine ran out of my office as if she was on fire, we both jumped to our feet, but since I was in my usual seat and Malcolm was right next to Rodriguez, he was the one that landed a solid punch to his face and probably broke his nose in the process judging by the crunching sound that could be heard, “You idiot! You just broke my nose! What in the ever-loving hell is wrong with you? Do you have any idea who you are dealing with? I can have you erased from the surface of the earth in a moment!” technically, if we were not who we are, he would be right, but since we were one of the strongest mafia organizations in the world, well, sadly for him, he was wrong. Sure, we were operating on legal grounds, but that was actually a plus on our side, b
The queen of icy heart when the past catches up with you
Chapter 19 (Loraine’s POV) Something did not feel right. I could not put my finger on it, but my gut was telling me to go back to the club. Why? I had no idea but the opportunity to do so presented itself when Mandy asked me to put the car keys into my purse, because I was the only one that remembered to take a big enough purse to put in my wallet, phone and all the girly necessities but still had some space to put in the keys as well. Now I just had to come up with a plan to get away from them with a believable excuse, ran to the parking lot and drive back to the club so this awful feeling would go away. Even if I drove for nothing, I would still feel better if I followed my instincts and honestly, I doubted my gut was warning me for nothing. I know to some people it might sound stupid to follow your gut or your instincts, but those two things saved me more than once in the past years while I was being on the run. So, there was no way I would ignore it. As we walked around the sho
