Fire on Ice: The Olympic Claim

Chapter 4 Cracks in the Armor

Word Count: 988 | Released on: 02/08/2026

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"Your weight is still in your chest, M

a deep squat on the edge, gliding around the center circle. Sweat dripped f

aw stayed clamped as he foug

your core. Figure skating is not thea

shed him past every shortcut he knew and forced him into flexibility circuits and deep edge work until he stood huffing

. He leaned forward with hands on his knees and chest h

ck. Twenty minutes left. "Now we switch. I need t

orehead while he looked at the leather str

, you pull up on the line. You absorb part of my weight so I do not land full force on

t. He did not mock me. He looked at the belt and then at my a

ionals are in five weeks. I need

cocky smile vanishe

every shift of my body while his blades hissed in rhythm behind m

e edge. This was the take-off. Wind whipped pas

one turn,

y balance vanished, and I came down side

s wrapped around my waist and lifted me clear of the surface. His tor

me tight and did not let go. His hands locked arou

ath brushed against m

and the solid wall of his chest kept me upright. He looked down at the scar on my ankle, and his fingers tighte

it h

when I

eness thickened the air between us u

shattered. His hands dropped from my waist, a

his custom gold Vanguard Club jacket with perfect blond hair and a smirk already in place. My fo

voice carried through the arena. "I told you we would

fists. The ache in my ankle vanished

e are live in three minutes. Is it true you are do

sgust. "The Vanguard Club wanted to show the media where our old talent end

h her luck. Even if she does not have a part

opped ten feet away while t

ing to play catch-up. You are holding onto a dream that died the day your bone snappe

Reporters scribbled on their pads and the

s completely. He slammed his speed skates into the ice,

ad broken my career, and his bl

let this garba

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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.”