Selwin I planned on coming out in the NHL. I didn’t plan on having to switch teams to survive it.
With the New York Rush, keeping my head down should be safe—until rookie defenseman Finn Baran shows up. Finn is talented, determined, impossible to ignore.
Every late-night conversation and every stolen glance on the ice pulls me closer to a line I swore I’d never cross. Falling for my teammate was never part of the playbook.
Finn After going undrafted, I thought my hockey dreams were over.
A last-minute tryout with the Rush gives me one more chance—and puts me face-to-face with Selwin Kirkland, a player I’ve admired for years. Our chemistry is undeniable. The timing couldn’t be worse.
As friendship turns into something more, we have to decide if protecting our careers is worth losing the one thing we never saw coming: each other.
