Arielle is 23, a mom, and trying to survive. She's still with her baby daddy - not because she wants to be, but because leaving isn't easy when you have a child, no money, and nowhere to go. The man she's with says he loves her, but behind closed doors, love hurts. A lot. So she works nights. Cash jobs. Quiet jobs. Anything to save a little money without him knowing. One night, that job takes her somewhere she never expected - an underground boxing ring. That's where she sees Dominic. He fights like he has nothing to lose. He wins like it's inevitable. And when the crowd clears and the blood is still on the floor, Arielle is the one sent in to clean it up. Their first meeting isn't romantic. It's tense. Awkward. Heavy. Dominic notices things most people don't - the bruises she hides, the way she flinches, the fear she tries to swallow. He doesn't ask questions. He just watches. What starts as silence turns into something dangerous. Because Arielle is already in a relationship she's trying to escape... and Dominic is a man built from violence and restraint. This isn't a love story without scars. This is about survival. Choice. And finding someone who sees you when you feel invisible.

She was never "the right size" for figure skating-at least, that's what her dad has always believed. No matter how hard she works, no matter how beautifully she moves on the ice, the doubt follows her like a shadow... and it gets louder every time someone suggests she should take up less space. He's the last person she should want: her brother's best friend. The bad boy hockey star with a reputation for trouble, fights, and headlines. He's loyalty and chaos wrapped in the same body-dangerous to fall for, impossible to ignore. And the closer he gets, the harder it becomes to pretend she doesn't feel it too. But when pressure turns into obsession and control starts to look like survival, she begins fighting a silent battle off the ice-one that threatens everything she's worked for, including herself. Between the sport that judges her, the father who doesn't believe in her, and the love she was never supposed to touch... she'll have to decide what matters more: being accepted, or being free. Content Warning: body shaming, disordered eating themes, emotional stress (recovery-focused).