ICE BETWEEN RIVALS

I’m the new coach’s daughter, and on my first day, I accidentally discovered the untouchable hockey captain’s career-ending secret. I hate hockey. It destroyed my brother’s life. But at Western Helms Academy, hockey is a religion, and Ryder Hayes is their god. He’s the arrogant, broad-shouldered captain who thinks the world revolves around him. But I saw what no one else did. I saw the way he gripped his shoulder on the ice. The flash of agonizing pain he hid from the scouts, from his teammates, and most importantly—from my dad. "Why are you playing with an injured shoulder?" I confronted him in the empty hallway. His arrogant smirk vanished instantly. The panic in his stormy gray eyes was real. "If you write anything about me being injured, I’ll deny it," he warned, stepping so close I could feel the heat radiating off his body. He told me to stay out of it. He warned me that his rival, Blake, was already trying to destroy him. But I couldn't look away. And now, I’m caught in the middle of a brutal war on the ice. He thinks he can intimidate me into silence. But as he corners me in the dark locker room, his chest heaving, I realize keeping his secret might cost me my heart. What is he willing to do to keep my mouth shut?