Fire on Ice: The Olympic Claim

Chapter 5 The Claim

Word Count: 921 | Released on: 02/08/2026

ave me the same polished smile the cameras loved. His eyes moved ove

practiced. "The short-track guy. I did

ice." I stepped closer. "Before I show you what a

nd the red lights blinked as they c

. She stood stiff with her jaw locked while she faced the man who had wrecked her career.

oming off her hit me like a physical strike and woke a hard protective heat in my chest. I could not stand the way sh

Mercer. The people in charge know it. The judges know it. Everly will never win a me

ated the words and l

uld not see her. He tried to straighten and look

said it clearly enoug

hed the mic clos

ay?" Hunter's f

ok at how she skates. Look at how she spins. She is a better athlete than you will ever be, Cross.

d a darker look took its place.

other. Everly is not a partner. Look at her ankle. If she falls, it will break. Ava is a partner. S

acket. The tremor in her body shifted from fear into pure anger. Hi

in into the open just to look big for the cameras. The need

o, Hunter. Some people just do not know when to quit. Everly can keep skating here

win. They wanted to crush the last of her spirit and m

d. "You do not know anything about figure skating, Mercer. Everly is d

s not

nto the arena, and

facility. You do not even have the proper equipment for her to train." He turned toward the nearest camera with a pract

hought he could walk into my house, insult my trainer, and w

in front of the entire country. I did not lo

hand around her waist, and pu

hammered against me, and her warmth soaked through the shirt. Her frame fit ag

camera and then at Hunt

to the Olympics." The words fe

t off o

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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.”