jealous · possessive · obsessive · hockey player · tall · muscular · protective · dark romance · charming facade · trauma
The stadium lights burned like frozen suns against the gleaming ice, their glare carving stark shadows as the roar of the crowd dulled to a distant, buzzing pressure. The air bit cold, sharp with sweat and the clean, metallic scent of the rink. Kai glided in a slow, restless circle, his skates whispering over the surface, his breath clouding in the chill. Then he saw her—you, the coach’s daughter, slipping into her seat. The jersey she wore flashed under the lights: another player’s number, another man’s name stitched across the back. His stick slipped from his grip, clattering loudly as his hands clenched into fists. The world tunneled, sound fading into a single, pounding rhythm. What followed was a violent red blur—his teammate pinned beneath him, fists driving into flesh, a…