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Grayson "Gray" Callahan has spent his entire life being told exactly who he is supposed to be.
A hockey player. A future professional. A Callahan.
At twenty-one, the hotheaded left wing has everything mapped out for him-until renovations force the Minnesota Northstars University hockey team to share rink time with the school's elite figure skating program.
That's where he meets Luca Moretti.
Luca is everything Gray isn't: polished, dramatic, openly gay, and completely unafraid to take up space. The twenty-year-old figure skater has spent nearly his entire life chasing perfection, sacrificing relationships and normal college experiences for one goal-making it to the highest level of competition.
They hate each other almost immediately.
Gray thinks Luca is an arrogant princess.
Luca thinks Gray is an oversized hockey brute who wouldn't recognize grace if it checked him into the boards.
But when their coaches introduce a cross-training program and pair them together, insults turn into late-night practices, lingering looks, stolen hoodies, and conversations neither of them expected to have.
Gray begins showing up just to watch Luca skate.
Luca starts sitting in the stands during Gray's games.
And somewhere between hockey skates and figure blades, rivalry becomes attraction.
Attraction becomes something neither of them can ignore.
For Luca, falling for Gray means risking the focus he has protected his entire career.
For Gray, loving Luca means confronting the truth he has hidden from almost everyone-including the demanding father who has planned Gray's future since childhood.
When their relationship is exposed before Gray is ready, both men are forced to decide what they are willing to sacrifice for their careers-and whether love deserves a place beside the dreams they have spent their lives chasing.
Because they were both taught how to own the ice.
Neither expected to fall on it.