Ava’s POV

I got you dumbass!

I enthusiastically moved towards my team goalie who had also seen the ferocious attack from a mile away. As I had planned, the pervert from earlier advanced towards me. To the numbskull, as a forward for the opposing team, I was an easy prey for a left defenseman, underestimating my prowess was obvious. I had marked his slightly slouched back which even the hockey vest couldn’t hide.

“Get away from him dumbass.” I heard someone yelled behind me.

I lost focus for a split second, our team goalie Gale who was one of Alpha Killian’s experienced players must have thought I was going to be a total disaster judging from my size. The pervert had been tossing the novice member of my team since the past three minutes that the match started.

Obviously, those guys were really clueless but i couldn’t do anything to help them, I was put on the defense line, I guess Alpha Killian didn’t expect much from a loser like me either.

Focus Ava! Focus Goddammit!

The crazy voice in my head yelled and I farted, the loud wind blew back my senses and I moved forward on the ice rink towards that asshole. My scates proved their worth as they moved like royalty, it was worth all the trouble of getting the best.

I calculated his moves and smiled inwardly, the idiot was quite predictable. Bringing him down was going to be the easiest I have done in my hockey career but…..

Why is my pace freaking slow!

“Fat boy, Get the fuck out of my face!” I heard

something that sounded like that, I turned around again, it was my goalie, that freaking Gale!

Did he just yell and call me fat?

All Gale I know are idiots! My dumbass ass ex is a great example!

I refuse to be intimidated so I went for it, the ice skating was embedded in me, my fucking size shouldn’t stop me. When I said I was going to make Avie a superstar, I wasn’t all talk.

I picked up my pace and Avie’s body started to follow my lead, I had seen the loophole to catching the pervert unaware. It was so thin that it is either I stop him or the puck makes for the net. I have done this over a million times in my career, I was more certain as I got closer, werewolf or not, these boys aren’t my match.

Have you seen my trophies?

Finally the pervert sighted me but it was too late for him, I had caught him unaware, as I moved my hockey stick to clash with his, my hand got stuck. I looked up and to my disappointment, Sean, one of the other novice from my team had blocked my way right in front of the fucking goal post.

Another fucking idiot!

Then boom!

Goal!

A strong deafening yell from the other team filled my earbuds. I looked up and noticed Alpha Killian, the observer clapping enthusiastically. His cute smile and confident poise irritated the shit out of me. I turned around towards my goalie Gale, he was supposed to be a fucking experienced players but he is no different from the rest of the novice on the team.

Or am I taking out my anger on him?

The game continued after the pervert made a fuck you sign to me. My shin pads feel heavier but I had to endure the discomfort afterall, the goal was for A. J Lowell to emerge as an anonymous superstar unfortunately, that plan isn’t going on well. I returned to my initial position with more determination in my heart. I know the first round is only a few minutes away but i have to give it my best shot.

My team goalie Gale eyed me maliciously but I ignored him, I can tell that we would never get along even if I made the team. He must be as egocentric and narcissistic as my ex. The match continued again and I waited impatiently for the idiots from my team to get tossed around as usual,

To my surprise, one of them seemed quite experienced. Probably the dude had been saving his strength for later. My eyes remained glued on his tactics, they were familiar too, just like that guy, my one night stand from an opposing team when I was a starter.

Could he have ended in this trashy webtoon like I had?

Focus Ava! He is a bigger foe here, if he makes the team, you won’t.

That was enough pep talk to rill me up again.

The puck had ended up in another player’s hand who was now in a tussle with my bigger foe, I guess Mr Pervert was done showing off his expertise to the novice, myself included, he had relented and kept sidelining himself basking in the glory of his previous goal. My eyes instinctively moved towards Killian’s direction, this time, I froze!

A petite girl sat on Killian’s lap.

Fresh anger rose in me and I almost broke the hockey stick in my grasp. He kept his attention on the game but I could tell he was listening to whatever crap the girl was saying to him. They both laughed.

“Move along dumbass!” One of the boys on my team, the other defenseman asides me yelled.

I am getting yelled at a lot today, why am I this stupid. This wasn’t it, I am a hockey champion that had worn so many prestigious medals, how was I reduced to nothing in front of these men without proper balls, I was even staring at Killian like a stupid lover girl when the initial goal was to make him beg for mercy right on this ice.

This wasn’t going to work, I am at a great disadvantage as a defenseman, I need to be at my stonghold, scoring goals was my stronghold. Getting placed by the sideline was my undoing and drooling over the boys made it worse, this wasn’t the time to be a girl, I am meant to be a warrior, strong and fierce just like reputation in my world.

Avie, We will do this! Even if we have to break a fucking rule.

I balled my gloved finger and made towards the middle of the ice rink with firm determination when I heard the fucking whistle blown.

First half done!

Fuck! He is coming closer.

Every stride of Alpha Killian feels like he just walked out of a freaking magazine’s front page. I adjusted my chin pad as the heat was finally getting to me. I should be resting right now before the game continues but damn! Dumbass Gale has a lot of scolding lined up for me.

“Even my old aaa grandmother knows not to leave her fucking position when……”

“Drop it Gale, the boy is gonna shit his pants soon at this rate.” Alpha Killian’s voice called out as he approached us.

“Captain Killian, this fat boy is driving me crazy, he left his position, a defender at that, if the first half hadn’t ended, it would have…..”

“..Been a disaster?” Killian interrupted, “The whole team is a disaster in itself Gale, don’t beat yourself up over that, I only asked you to be the goalie afterall only one of them is useful to us…eventually.”

That obnoxious jerk!

Like a fool, I stood there and watched the two idiots talk shit about me. If I hadn’t dropped my hockey stick, I could have ended up killing a werewolf right now.

“Where is Lily?” Gale questioned looking around.

Lily? That must be the petite girl sitting on his lap earlier,

My eyes twitched as I waited for Killian’s response

“She left to see her husband.”

Husband!

“Oh! Okay.” Was Gale’s flat response.

What the hell! How could they talk about that so casually? The bitch was married and sitting on another man’s lap. I mean i have read that werewolves tend more towards their animalistic nature than humanity but witnessing it firsthand was damn creepy.

“Why are you staring at the captain like that Fatso?” Gale’s rude voice interrupted my thoughts.

I took to steps backward sinking into my role play. I cleared my throat using my most masculine voice, I turned to face Killan and spoke.

“Captain please make me a Forward, I do better as one than as a defenseman.”

It came, what I had feared and hated!

The mockery laughter,

“Argh! Argh! Argh! Argh!”

The two men laughed like I was a toddler seeking their love.

Well, I am seeking approval though!

“You lack basic skill as a defenseman, how would you even be able to handle trying to score against the Frozen Blades professional league.” Gale said glaring at me.

I was a little bit intimidated.

Not because he was right but because Alpha Killian kept staring intently at me. Like he was sizing me up, or had i been exposed already?

“Change his position.” Alpha Killan said suddenly.

“What? Captain, he is not….” Gale started.

“Replace him with the red haired boy, it is a testing phase Gale, let’s see what the boy claims to possess and moreover, he almost had Dylan hooked earlier if one of the other boys hadn’t stepped in.”

What? He saw that!

I am literally jumping up joyfully in my mind. Maybe I was wrong, Alpha Killan might actually be a sweet soul and I had probably misjudged him for…..

“Hey! A.J, If there will be a next time here, please use a fucking cologne!” Alpha Killan said to me and left.

I take back my words, he is no sweet soul, he is an egomaniac, obnoxious idiot.

“You heard the captain, congratulations, you can display your expertise as a goal scorer.” Gale added sarcastically and walked away too.

If i make this team, I am definitely sending one of these two guys into the infirmary bed on the first match.

But Killian wasn’t wrong, my tampon must have been filled up by now. I need to make a quick change before the next round starts. I made my way towards a narrow path that seemed like would lead somewhere. I was halfway through when someone stopped me and drew me into his embrace.

“I swear, once I make the team fat boy, I will buy you a drink.”

I struggled to disentangle myself from his embrace. The boy enthusiastically removed his helmet and smiled warmly at me.

I scoffed as realization hit me.

“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a defenseman, I was told to replace your position.”

I wasn’t wrong about my thought from earlier, that boy Sean wasn’t a total novice. Thanks to the author of this dumb webtoon who probably has a crush on my one night stand in real life. She probably used his features to create the character in front of me as Sean. If I hadn’t come into this webtoon, she must have probably made him win this selection process easily, girls in love are dumb although I wasn’t any different but,

I am definitely not letting that happen!

“We will meet on the ice.” I said coldly and was about to walk out on him but to my surprise, he hugged me again.

“Gosh! Fat people are soft, like a damn pillow.” His head was resting on my chest now.

Impulse overtook me, I pushed him away and head butted the idiot.

Just as idiotic as the original version of him!

“I will always regret that day.” I spat out angrily and walked out on him.

“What day A.J Lowell?”

I scoffed loudly as I walked away, so the idiot remembers my freaking name. I will always regret the day I made out with the real him in my world, but not as much as meeting Gale.

I finally found my way to the toilet, I was baffled,

Should I walk into the male or female restroom?

“If you want to get the girls here, sneaking up on them in the toilet is a terrible idea, just make the team first and I will show you how best to do it.”

The voice was familiar and so was the scent, it was the polite shirtless hottie guy that tested my skate gear earlier. He winked at me and stretched his hand forward.

“I am Josh.”

Damn! Even his smile is seductive.

We shook hands and exchanged goodbyes. I looked around, everywhere was empty but I followed my gut instinct and used the male restroom. I can’t afford to get caught right now.

As I finished up the redress hastily, I made for the ice rink with firm determination, it is either I earn this spot or nobody else does.

Coincidentally, the whistle sounded through and Killian’s arrogant voice yelled through the microphone.

“The second half commences now!”