Icy Regrets

Elara Bloom didn't just lose Kieran Ashford-she lost the one person who saw her when no one else did. Four years ago, he walked out of her life without a word, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart alone. She swore she'd never let herself be vulnerable again.

But fate has other plans. Now, they're at the same college. Same campus. And Kieran? He's everywhere she turns.

He's not the reckless boy she once knew. On the ice, he's fierce, untouchable-a star. Off it, he's just a guy trying to undo the mistakes of his past, trying to win back the girl he once abandoned. "You never stopped being important to me," he says, his voice breaking. But Elara stands tall, her heart still bruised but not broken. "Maybe you didn't, but you sure made it seem like I didn't matter. I'm not the same girl anymore. I'm stronger, and I won't let anyone walk away from me again."

Kieran wants her forgiveness, but Elara can't give it-not yet. She's always been the nicest, the brightest, the one who cared when no one else did. But she's learned the hard way that kindness doesn't mean letting people hurt you. Still, every stolen glance, every heated argument, drags them back to a time when everything between them felt so easy, so right.

Elara knows she should walk away. Kieran knows he should let her. But some bonds aren't meant to break, and some love stories are too strong to stay frozen in the past.

With hockey games, unresolved heartbreak, and the undeniable pull of a love they can't forget, Elara and Kieran are about to find out if forgiveness is enough-or if their second chance has already slipped away, buried under the weight of icy regrets.

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*Warning*
This story contains mature themes (language, scenes, etc.)