Fire on Ice: The Olympic Claim

Author: AuroraDreamer

Chapter 1 The Crash

Word Count: 968 | Released on: 02/08/2026

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black except for one strip of light across the ice. Air carried the sharp bit

nkle that had followed me for ten months through doctors and silence and headlines that called my

e turn, two, three. The landing jarred through the boot but the ankle held

e into

e far side of the rink in helmet, pads, and suit, with arms pumping and head down. Knox Mercer, short-track s

ankle gave, and balance vanished. He saw

the boards rushed up. The impact knocked the air out of both of us

with his weight pressing me flat and his chest

too close, with breath hot on my skin. Hands brac

at his chest and foun

my face. Something flickered there that could have been recognition or irritation

rough. "What the hell are you do

is my ice from five to seven rese

h his teeth, and tossed them aside. "I'm prepping for nationals. You

on and then stood so the light behi

ed my knees and refused the limp. Distance did not

came around the corner with your head

kate where I want. You're the problem with loud music and ridiculous cloth

l. You've been in trouble half your career for being too aggressive. Yo

ntil I had to tip my head back. Heat rolled off him with size an

that

pt my voice steady. "A

ut under it something else pulled tight with awareness and friction of the kind that

of you-cu

ice and papers crushed in both hands. He looked pale and shaken

e schedule." I kept my eyes

as he reached the gate and gripped it with hands that tremb

sharp. "I've got an hour l

with something like pity. "Nobody's coming. The city inspectors just l

hrough my c

hole roof's shifting. Building's a safety hazard.

the air: safety ha

stone. "The competition is in six weeks, and every other sheet in the city

ot meet my eyes. "Nothing I can do,

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“She was the fallen queen of figure skating. He was the most feared man in short-track speed skating. Everly Frost once had everything: a promising career, Olympic dreams, and a partner she trusted with her heart. Then one devastating injury shattered her ankle, her fiancé abandoned her for her biggest rival, and the skating world decided she was finished. At twenty-two, Everly is running out of time, money, and chances. When her home rink is condemned, the last thing she expects is an offer from the powerful Mercer family. Free access to the country's elite training facility could save her career. The catch? She has to work with Knox Mercer. Knox is fast, reckless, and impossible to ignore. A suspension has turned him from skating superstar into public disgrace, and his legendary father is determined to force discipline into him before he destroys his future for good. Knox sees Everly as a distraction. Everly sees Knox as an arrogant brute who believes the world belongs to him. Neither wants the partnership. Neither gets a choice. As brutal training sessions turn into late-night conversations and fierce rivalry gives way to undeniable attraction, the line between hatred and desire begins to blur. For the first time in years, Everly starts to believe she can have a future again. But the past refuses to stay buried. When her ex-fiancé and former rival launch a public campaign to destroy her comeback, Everly finds herself at the center of another scandal. This time, Knox refuses to stand aside. In front of cameras, sponsors, and the entire skating world, he steps to her side and makes his choice clear. Now everyone is watching. As championship dreams, family expectations, and old betrayals threaten to tear them apart, Everly and Knox must decide what matters more: winning the careers they almost lost, or risking everything for a love neither of them saw coming. Because some fires burn hottest on ice.”