CHAPTER 214. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Agreements“You remembered!” Loan exclaimed, grabbing a spoon.“It turns out everything in the fridge was for display, but it wasn’t fake, and the ice cream is delicious,” Danna said, digging into the dessert.“I can imagine… maybe one of these days, we’ll use it for its intended purpose again,” Loan murmured, smiling to himself and not looking up because he knew she was blushing.It wasn’t hard to recall the things he’d done with ice cream and chocolate syrup… and they had all been good!He heard her cough briefly but kept eating until Danna’s voice suddenly turned serious.“Loan… do you really want more?”He looked into her eyes with an expression that wavered between determination and calmness.“Yes, I do,” he answered without hesitation. “I like you a lot, Danna, it’s always been that way from the first moment, and I know it was the same for you… it still is. You’re right, we don’t know each other well, but we have plenty of time to change that,
CHAPTER 215. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A surprise"Work."That word made Danna smile."Well... I'd really like that... even if it’s just part-time... I don't know... even something simple," she said, looking at Loan. "Would you really stay with Mauro?"Loan smiled back at her."Of course. I’d do anything to see him every day, so if you let me have him for a bit, I'll keep him," he replied.After leaving the office, they went for a walk in a family plaza. As they strolled, they talked about their future plans. Danna was excited about the idea of working, and Loan was thrilled at the prospect of her becoming truly independent."So, have you thought about what you'd like to do?" he asked, and she pouted."The truth is... I don’t know. I spent my whole life skating; it’s what I know best. I was studying to be a teacher in college, but I always knew that if I ever taught, it would only be about skating," she laughed. "Now I realize it was a mistake to only have one option because skating was
CHAPTER 216. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Do You Want to Come Back?"The last time I was on the ice, I almost lost Mauro," she murmured. "I haven’t skated since.""Are you afraid?" he asked, taking her hand."No, but I feel... I feel a little unsteady," she confessed. "Will you skate with me?"Loan took her hand without hesitation, and they skated around the rink several times. Danna could feel her confidence growing again, and above all, she remembered how much she had missed skating.The evening passed quickly, and soon Danna heard a noise that made her turn her head."Is someone hungry?" she asked playfully."Either you take me to dinner, or I’ll eat you. Your choice," he replied, and she gave him a suggestive look."How about we do both?"A few minutes later, they left the rink and headed to one of the city’s most romantic restaurants."Honestly, you impressed me as much as the first time I saw you skate," Loan told her, raising a glass of wine."Well, what’s well learned is never forgo
CHAPTER 217. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. GutsDanna was nervous. She loved the idea of getting back to skating, but it wasn’t that simple. For starters, she needed a good coach, and not everyone was willing to invest time in an athlete who had been out of the game for so long.“Ready for this?” Loan asked two days later as they sat in one of his office’s conference rooms.Loan’s brother Zack and his sister-in-law Andrea had spread the word and managed to arrange serious meetings with several coaches. Now it was time to see if Danna clicked with any of them. Unfortunately, she quickly discovered that this was more difficult than she had imagined.Over the next few hours, Danna interviewed several coaches, but none of them were willing to take a chance on an athlete who had been out of the game for so long. Some were honest and expressed their concerns directly, while others tried to be more subtle in declining.Danna became increasingly discouraged. None of them were interested in taking on
CHAPTER 218. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. You’ll do better tomorrowHe was about to smile, recognizing Danna’s new number, but the voice he heard on the other end was Mr. Roux’s.“Mr. Keller, you’d better come—something happened with Danna.”Loan felt his heart leap to his throat, fearing that Danna had hurt herself, and he drove quickly to the rink. When he arrived, she was in a corner of the ice, hugging her knees and crying, but her coach wasn’t approaching her.“What the hell happened?” Loan roared, but before he could get closer, the coach stopped him.“Calm down. She fell during a spin, but she didn’t hurt herself.”“Then what’s wrong...?”“She’s having a panic attack,” Mr. Roux explained, and Loan froze.“A... panic attack? Why?”“That’s what I wanted to ask you. I asked her to show me her spins—nothing complicated, just the basics—but when she got to the axel, she fell. I expected anything but for her to react like this, but it seems there’s something she needs to deal with. Am I wr
CHAPTER 219. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. The club of the forgottenDanna and Loan exchanged glances at the suggestion. Pair skating wasn't simple, but according to Coach Roux, if two people supported each other, everything became easier.Even though it wasn’t the time to ask for permission, it was clear that she didn’t know what to do and was asking for his opinion.“Listen, if you’re not sure about this, I promise I’ll make you eat half a pound of meat every day until you get back in shape,” he assured her, taking her hand. “But if you want to try, then we’ll find the best partner for you, okay? I support whatever you decide… even if it means getting you a bulletproof thong.”Danna couldn’t help but laugh, and in a few minutes, she told her coach she was willing to give it a try.“Bury me now,” Loan thought, but after all, he wouldn’t be the first guy whose girlfriend did pair skating. So, he just had to get used to it and swallow his jealousy.“Good. In that case, I’ll start searching. I
CHAPTER 220. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. An InvitationDanna breathed in the cold air and felt the adrenaline rush through her body.The coach smiled as he watched them move together and gave them a nod of approval as they passed by him.Loan’s heart was pounding, and at that moment, there was no room for jealousy. He just wanted her to be okay, to not fall during any jumps, to have the confidence to let herself be guided, and for Ted’s broken bones to heal well so he wouldn’t drop her or hurt her.“Good news!” Ted exclaimed as they approached again. “This girl is as light as a feather. We’ll need a lot of practice, but I think we can do it. What do you say?” He asked Danna directly, and from the smile on her face, Loan realized that for the first time since she had returned to the ice, she felt confident.“I say let’s start working as soon as possible,” she agreed.“In that case, let’s get you fitted for a harness because we need to start working on the throw jumps,” Roux said, leading he
CHAPTER 221. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. Good thing it's darkDanna nodded and winked flirtatiously. "Of course, it is. You said we were going to use it properly again, didn't you?" She looked into his eyes with such intense need that it made Loan melt inside. The moment their lips met, it was as if time had stopped. Danna knew how much was happening between them at that moment, and she wanted everything to come to the surface. "Loan... I'm trying to tell you that I want you to be honest," she said. "I don't want any lies, not even little white ones. I want you to tell me how you feel, no beating around the bush. I need to know if you're okay with this." Loan growled against her lips, devouring her mouth with a passionate and urgent kiss before pulling back to hiss, "I'm jealous, jealous to the point of wanting to cut heads off," he declared, his fingers tangling in the hair at the nape of her neck as he pulled her close with a possessive gesture. "It kills me just to think of another