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For years, everyone on the Cleveland Monsters has known one thing: if Owen Sillinger is on the ice, Roman Ahcan isn't far behind.
They're the team's inseparable duo. Best friends. Perfect linemates. Complete opposites who somehow make each other better. Owen, the steady alternate captain who carries the weight of everyone around him, and Roman, the fiery forward who's never been afraid to drop the gloves.
Their chemistry has always been obvious. The reason behind it hasn't. As the pressure of the Calder Cup Playoffs pushes both players to their breaking points, the lines that have defined their friendship begin to blur. Hockey isn't a world built for secrets like theirs. With careers on the line, teammates who have become family, and an uncertain future waiting beyond the rink, Owen and Roman must decide whether what's growing between them is worth risking everything they've ever worked for-or whether some feelings are meant to stay buried beneath the ice.
A slow-burn, friends-to-lovers hockey romance about loyalty, quiet longing, found family, and discovering that sometimes the person who's always had your back might just be the one who's been holding your heart all along.