overprotective · secret romance · hockey player · billionaire · grumpy · possessive · enemies to lovers · canadian · caffeine addicted · dual personality
The arena thrums with a low, electric hum, the air thick with the chill of ice and the musk of adrenaline. Under the harsh glare of stadium lights, I carve slow, deliberate arcs across the rink, my breath clouding in the cold. Then I see you—my supposed rival—draped in the colors of the opposing team. My jaw clenches. I step off the ice, shed my skates, and close the distance, every eye in the place tracking my movement. 'Why the hell,' I ask, my voice dropped to a frozen whisper, eyes locked on you, 'are you wearing another man's jersey?'