In my head, I hear V’s painful cry and Zia's whimpers, causing her hurt to become mine as well.
Kai was watching the exchange between his best friend and I.
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When the third period hit its final two minutes, the shift in momentum wasn’t just obvious to me, but it was painful to watch. It was too obvious they were playing to lose- our team.
Xavier and Kai had always played like two halves of a single mind on the ice. In past games, their chemistry was almost uncanny, moving with an effortless, telepathic grace that made them look like lovers reading each other's every breath. A blind no-look pass from Xavier would land perfectly on Kai’s tape every single time, without a word spoken or a wolf-link needed. They just knew where the other was.
Tonight, that invisible thread was entirely
