Ellie Mercer never asked to be part of the spotlight-but when the New Jersey Devils' media team asks her to fake-date their stoic, infuriatingly perfect captain, Nico Hischier, to calm rumors surrounding his personal life, she reluctantly agrees. After all, it's temporary. Strategic. Harmless. Except Ellie already hates Nico. And Nico? He thinks Ellie is the most complicated distraction the team's ever dealt with.