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"Where Ice Meets Ink"
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Complete, First published May 24
Mature
* COMMENTARY * 
 The Ice Reapers take the win by 2 points! Nathan Lockwood once again proves why they call him "Panther" on the rink- and why he's the most feared captain in McGill University.

Nathan scans the crowd, but the one face he wants isn't there. Without hesitation, he heads for the library.

There she is.

Avry Quinn, buried in a book, laughing with some random guy like his game meant nothing.

Nathan (approaching):
You didn't come?

Avry (shrugging):
Ran into someone reading Wuthering Heights. We talked. I lost track of time. Sorry, Nate.

Nathan (low and sharp):
You. Are. Mine.

Avry (raising a brow):
No, I'm not. We're fake dating- remember?

Nathan (stepping closer):
Still. Don't talk to other guys.

Avry (snapping):
You don't own me.

Nathan (grabs her waist):
I do.

He kisses her, fierce and breathless. Nothing about it feels fake.

CHARACTER PROFILES:
NATHAN LOCKWOOD: Captain of the McGill elite hockey team, Ice Reapers. Arrogant, reckless, dangerously charming. Known for breaking hearts and breaking records. Love? It's never been more than a game. But when a stubborn bookworm enters his world, Nathan's rules start to crack- and he doesn't know if he's ready for what's underneath.

AVRY QUINN
Literature student. Bold. Brilliant. Fiercely independent. With her nose in a book and her heart in her fantasy world, Avry has no time for cocky hockey captains-until one offers her a deal: fake date him to shut down rumors. It was supposed to be pretend. But nothing about Nathan Lockwood feels fake... not anymore.

"One's heart beats on ice. The other is in pages. But when fake love feels too real, who's playing who?"
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