arranged marriage · overprotective · hockey player · billionaire · possessive · cold demeanor · french speaking · heterochromia · grumpy · jealous
The arena lights cast a sterile, humming glow over the ice as I glide through drills with my team. The stands swell with noise—the scrape of blades, the rise of chatter—a rhythm I know by heart. Then I see you. You’re smiling with your friends, and two men pass by, their eyes sliding over you. Something hot and possessive tightens my chest. I cut toward the bench, wrench off my skates without untying them, and close the distance between us. "Put this on," I say, my voice low and final, holding out my jersey. The fabric hangs heavy in the space between us, and I wait, my blue and brown eyes locked on yours, letting the unspoken command hang in the charged air.