Emotionallydamagedmen Stories

Daisy Halstead thought the summer before college would be simple. Six weeks at her family's luxurious winter lodge in Silver Pines. One last break before real life begins. Family dinners, frozen lakes, too much champagne, and pretending she already knows who she's supposed to become. Then one reckless kiss in the snow changes everything. Carter St. James has spent years loving Daisy quietly. The hockey star with a reputation for arrogance has always been different with her. Softer. Protective. Dangerous in the way only someone who knows you too well can be. But when old secrets explode, family loyalties fracture, and Carter is offered the future he's always dreamed of in New York, love suddenly becomes far more complicated than stolen kisses and late-night touches. Because Daisy is tired of being protected. And Carter is terrified of ruining the one person who's ever truly felt like home. As scandals unravel, hearts break, and long-buried feelings finally come to light, Daisy and Carter must decide whether love means holding on tightly... or learning how to stand beside each other without letting fear decide everything. Set against snowy lakes, glamorous family chaos, and aching first love, Keep This Between Us is a deeply emotional hockey romance about growing up, falling hard, and choosing someone again and again, even when it's terrifying.