Being the son of Olympians - with a former figure skater as his mother, and hockey player as his father - Axel followed under the wings of his parents and flourished as a prodigy in his own love for figure skating. His talents knew no bounds, and he shone brighter than the stars in the heavens, capturing the world in his light. Axel's dazzling brilliance, however, was extinguished far too soon when a tragic accident took his mother away from him - along with the purity that once came with his love for the ice, the same ice he once found solace in, but has now crumbled.
Further betrayal from a man he had given himself to stopped and enclosed his heart in shards of frost, leaving his blood frozen, cold - unlovable. Axel, once called the 'Prince of the Ice', thus became known as the 'Ice Prince' - once a piece of art, now only a broken skating machine.
The chill flowing through Axel's veins remains unbothered for most of his young career, just how he likes it, until at least, he meets Beau Archer - one of the hockey jocks his father coaches. The man is beautiful, captivating, and burning with passion - and in Axel's eyes he is beyond dangerous.
He must stay away.
The moment the two of them meet eyes, the enigmatic pair is quick to hold the blades of their skates to each other's throats, a volatile chemistry, like fire and ice. Axel convinces himself that he wants nothing to do with the fiery hockey player, but Beau has plans otherwise. He wants to unravel the winter that stirs deep within the pained eyes of the alluring Axel Beckham, but doing so would require him to fight through a storm that they must be willing to overcome - together.
The icy prince fights to keep his desire on nothing but the skates on his feet - not even on the ever-burning Beau Archer. But Axel must be careful, because even the iciest of hearts will melt under enough pressure.
Roman and Grayson, childhood best friends turned college hockey rivals. Gray might be cold with good reason, but will his icy resolve prevent him from moving forward? He built it to protect himself from being fooled again but Roman tended to melt him in the best ways. Can an Old Flame be enough to melt an Icy Rivalry? Or will their teammates rather watch the other go up in flames before playing nice?
"He groaned under my weight. I shifted, straddling him to catch my breath. My chest heaved, the hoodie and jersey combo restricting my lung's ability to expand.
I looked down to find Grayson watching me. His eyes were glazed over, and his hands were laying just above my knees. His fresh forearm tattoos flexing and contrasting against his otherwise pale skin. My face turned warm until a flame lit my cheeks on fire. My jeans had suddenly become warm and too tight around my thighs as we sat there frozen.
Gray made the first move, sitting up until our faces nearly brushed. He waited silently, eyes flicking down between our bodies and back up."
-Disclaimer for the book-
For story and timeline purposes Cornell & Harvard university are not going to be 5 hours apart and instead only an hour drive.
LGBTQ+ Story