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❝ She left the ice once. This time, she'll make them remember her. ❞
Steffanie Japay was a prodigy in the crease, on track to make hockey history until the ultimate betrayal shattered her world. The moment her own teammates discovered a woman was hiding behind the goalie mask, they chose to lose a championship game just to tear her down, leaving Steffanie to take the blame for the fallout.Broken but unbowed, Steffanie swore she would never set foot on an ice rink again.
But the Montreal Royals are desperate. Facing a crisis in the net, they offer her a lifeline: a spot on the roster, absolute anonymity, and a chance to play the game she loves without the target on her back. She accepts, hidden away behind heavy gear and a silent vow.
Enter Jurij Slavkovský. The Slovak superstar, the ice-cold anchor of the Royals, and a man completely dictated by control.
Until the sacred rule of hockey is broken. During a brutal game, a rival player delivers a vicious, illegal bodycheck to the Royals' mysterious new goalie. For the first time in his career, Jurij snaps.
Dropping his gloves, he levels the offender igniting a bench-clearing brawl that ends with Steffanie fighting back, her helmet ripped off, and her true identity exposed to a roaring stadium.
Now, the sports world is in a frenzy. The media is dragging up Steffanie's past trauma, and the internet is convinced that Jurij's rare, explosive fury means one thing: the star player is sleeping with the goalie.
With both their careers on the line, the Royals' PR team issues a desperate ultimatum to quiet the storm: Fake date.To save her dream, Steffanie has to pretend to love the man who threw a punch for her. But on the ice, the hardest part isn't the hits it's the fear of falling for real.