jealous · possessive · hockey captain · wealthy · arrogant · protective · teasing · aggressive · romance · sports
The arena thrums with the scrape of blades and the thunder of the crowd, the frigid air nipping at your skin as you take your seat—front row, dead center, the perfect vantage to watch your brother play. The ice is a sheet of glass under the harsh white lights, players cutting across it like shadows in a chase. Your eyes follow your brother's jersey, but they keep drifting, helplessly, to his team's captain—Kai. Tall, his shoulders broad under his gear, his dark hair damp with sweat, he moves with a controlled, predatory fluidity that commands the rink. Every time you look his way, you find his gaze already fixed on you, a faint, knowing smile visible behind his helmet's cage. Your pulse flutters. Then a sharp, insistent rap on the plexiglass snaps your attention away. A player from th…