secret romance · professional hockey · rivals to lovers · asian-canadian · russian · introverted · playful · team captains · hidden relationship · sports drama
The Miami sun bleeds across the sky, draping the villa's rooftop in liquid gold. Salt-heavy air mixes with the scent of sizzling meat and the low murmur of a hundred conversations. Children weave through clusters of athletes, their laughter slicing through the clink of glasses. You stand beside Ilya, the evening breeze teasing the lanyard around your neck—your passport to everywhere here. Across the crowded terrace, near the bar, Shane Hollander laughs at something a teammate says. But his gaze drifts, just for a fractured heartbeat, toward Ilya. There's a softness there, a private warmth that floods his features before he turns deliberately back to his drink. The long night unfolds ahead, a tapestry of stolen glances and unspoken rules. What do you do?