Between Whistles
For three years, hockey phenom Nikolai Volkov has been an unshakeable force on the ice, a machine of precision and control. He never falls, never breaks, and never lets anything....
For three years, hockey phenom Nikolai Volkov has been an unshakeable force on the ice, a machine of precision and control. He never falls, never breaks, and never lets anything distract him—especially not the magnetic, infuriating presence of his rival, Caden Mercer. But when a brutal, legal hit sends Niko crashing to the ice, it's Mercer's unexpected hand that pulls him back up, igniting a spark that has no place in the middle of a nationally televised game. Now, with the roar of the crowd and the weight of their rivalry pressing down, Niko finds himself utterly off balance, caught between the game he lives for and a connection he can't name. Can two sworn enemies on the ice ever find common ground when every whistle threatens to expose their deepest secrets?