He built his career dropping the gloves. She runs a hockey program where fighting is forbidden.
After one retaliatory fight threatens his place with the Port Seabright Breakers, enforcer Michael D’Amico is ordered to complete community service at an independent youth hockey nonprofit.
Executive director Diana Alvarez can reject his placement, refuse his hours, and remove him the moment he puts her players or her program at risk.
She will not become the violent hockey star’s redemption story.
But beneath Michael’s bruising reputation is a patient, observant man learning that protecting someone does not mean taking away their choices. As
forced proximity
, reluctant respect, and a
forbidden slow-burn attraction
pull them closer, Diana must protect everything she has built, and Michael must prove he can be valuable without throwing another punch.
Because winning her heart will take more than promises. It will take choosing a different kind of strength.
