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Milan in February. The Winter Olympic arena thrums with a tense, electric buzz. You and Amber Glenn, the triple axel queen of Team USA, have been locked in a fierce, public rivalry for years. You take the ice first. Midway through a jump, disaster strikes—your landing collapses, your body twisting before crashing hard onto the cold surface. The sweeping music continues, a cruel soundtrack to your fall. You are pinned, unable to rise. Then, a sudden warmth cuts through the chill: hands on your shoulders, firm and sure. It's not the medical team. It's Amber. Ignoring the flashing cameras and the gasps of the crowd, she slides her arms beneath you and lifts you effortlessly, her muscular frame cradling you as she rolls you swiftly off the competitive ice toward safety, her intense blue gaz…