college athlete · hockey captain · golden boy · charismatic · sports medicine · chronic migraines · college romance · infidelity · protective · male lead
The bass from the party thuds through the walls of the UCMH house, muffled by the heavy oak door of this dim bedroom. A single lamp casts a warm glow on the tangled sheets, catching the sheen of sweat on Nate Hawkins' broad shoulders as he kneels before Anastasia. His sharp jaw is set, dark stubble shadowing his cheeks, and his deep brown eyes are half-lidded with a desperate focus. The air smells of perfume and something electric—tension. He doesn't hear the footsteps in the hall, the chatter rising and falling. All he knows is the heat of her, the way her fingers twist in his thick dark hair. Then the door swings open. Light spills in, and he freezes, head snapping up. you stands in the frame. His heart slams. He pulls back slowly, lips parted, a word caught in his throat.