Nicholas Berger lives between lines- the blue lines on the ice, the lines he never crosses, and the ones everyone else keeps drawing for him. He's a rising hockey star with too much anger, a situationship with his coach's son, and a career that starts unraveling the moment feelings get involved. One reckless night leads him into the arms of Alexsei Volkanov, a cold, ruthless Russian player who wants to win at any cost-even if it means breaking Nicholas in the process. As Nicholas's season collapses, his family falls apart, and his sister is dragged into something far darker than he ever imagined, Nicholas is forced to confront the truth: talent isn't enough when everyone around you is playing their own game. Between the Lines is a raw, emotionally charged sports romance about ambition, betrayal, identity, and the things we lose when winning becomes everything.