Momcomesfirst - Little Puck - The New Family -2... «iPad ESSENTIAL»

The rain swallowed him whole, and for the first time in two months, Little Puck smiled.

"Mom," Puck said, his voice quieter than he intended.

Puck turned and walked to the front door. He didn't run. He didn't cry. He opened the closet, pulled out his old hockey bag, and began stuffing it with a hoodie, a phone charger, and a granola bar. MomComesFirst - Little Puck - The New Family -2...

Elara looked up. Her eyes were tired, ringed with the effort of keeping everyone happy. "What is it, sweetheart?"

He opened the door. The cold rain hit his face, but it felt cleaner than the air inside. The rain swallowed him whole, and for the

Something inside Puck snapped, but not into anger. Into ice. He had always believed in the rule of three: Mom, then him, then the world. But the rule had changed. Mom came first, yes—but not for him anymore. For Marcus. For Derek. For the illusion of a perfect home.

That was the trigger. The phrase "new family" dripped from Derek’s mouth like poison wrapped in honey. Puck felt the old, familiar heat crawl up his neck—the same heat that got him benched in peewee hockey for checking a kid who’d called his mom a name. He didn't run

"The puck. It’s gone."