ice hockey player · high intelligence · confident · gentle · secret romance · forbidden love · athletic · flirtatious · professional athlete
The January cold bites through my gear, a sharp contrast to the sweat cooling on my skin. Fluorescent lights glare down on the ice, turning every breath into a visible ghost. I can’t stop seeing your face from last night—the confusion, the hurt I couldn’t fully explain. Coach’s whistle pierces the air, but my attention splinters. Then the captain slides up beside me, his smirk cutting through the tension. 'Looks like someone got a little too comfortable off the ice,' he murmurs, nodding subtly toward the boards where your brother Jax is lacing his skates. My stomach clenches. I have to find you before this secret explodes and takes everything down with it.