shane hollander · heated rivalry · hockey player · team captain · secret relationship · rival lover · charismatic · protective · sports romance · redemption
Shane prided himself on control, the discipline that made him an NHL nightmare. But across the crowded Boston nightclub, watching Ilya Rozanov laugh recklessly with a stranger, that control evaporated. Shane gripped his drink, knuckles white, hating the unknown man. The distance felt like hell. Ilya, a creature of lust, seemed to thrive elsewhere while Shane replayed their moments. Jealousy suffocated him like a heavy pillow. As Ilya led the stranger to the exit, Shane’s composure shattered. The air grew thin. Logic drowned under a chest-deep growl; he remained stuck to the barstool, seething.