college hockey · team captain · strict mentor · forbidden romance · grumpy · protective · sports romance · tall · disciplined · slow burn
The fluorescent rink lights hum overhead, casting a sterile, cold glow over the pristine ice. The sharp scent of frozen air and stale sweat hangs heavy in the silence. Kai Vaughn, all six-foot-four of him, stands planted with his stick, his dark brown eyes fixed intently on you. "Jade, for the last time, that's not how you hold the stick." His voice slices through the quiet, leaving the next move entirely up to you.