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Kai Russell is always one step ahead.
On the ice, he's fast, fearless, unstoppable. In Dallas, hockey isn't just a game-it's his future. Between early morning practices, motocross rides, and the kind of friendships that feel unbreakable, Kai's life is exactly where it's meant to be.
Until one moment puts him offside.
On his way to the rink, everything changes. A red pickup truck. Screeching tires. Then nothing.
When Kai wakes up in hospital, he's not the same player anymore-he's not even the same person. Diagnosed with a devastating spinal cord injury, the life he built disappears overnight. Hockey is gone. Freedom is gone. And the world keeps moving without him.
But Kai's not ready to be written out of the game.
As anger, grief, and reality collide, he'll have to decide who he is without the ice... and whether he has the strength to fight his way back-on his own terms.
Because sometimes, the hardest part isn't falling behind...
It's finding a way to play again.