Broken Trust
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  • Reads 60,258
  • Votes 1,270
  • Parts 39
  • Time 8h 48m
Ongoing, First published Jul 20, 2022
Mature
Nova is a recent law school graduate, clinging to her dream of becoming a sports lawyer through an internship with New York City's NHL team, hoping she can land a full time position. One problem though, the captain of the hockey team is someone she knows, but not in a good way. He broke her trust so completely that she's had a hard time returning to who she once was before him. She never wanted to see him again, but that would mean walking away from her dream, and she's too determined to let him get in her way. While she struggles to keep him at arm's length, he's determined to be there for her through one of the hardest times in her life.

Declan used to be a notorious player in college until there was one girl that stayed at the forefront of his thoughts. Now as captain of his hockey team in the NHL, he hasn't seen or heard from her in years. Until she shows up as the new law intern for his team. He knows how he treated her years ago was terrible and wants to do his best to rectify their relationship and gain back her trust. The problem is Nova wants absolutely nothing to do with him, but Declan is too determined to let her walk away this time after feeling like this is his second and last chance with her. While she continues to push him away, he is resolved to show her that he is going to be a constant in her life that she can count on.

While both Declan and Nova are suddenly forced back into each other's lives, they can't help but reminisce on what used to be between them, and recall where everything went wrong.
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