The Stubborn and the Captain
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Last published Sun, Sep 7, 2025
She wants privacy. He wants redemption. Neither expected to find each other.
When twenty-four-year-old Mason Lanes lands in the headlines for yet another on-ice fight, the league gives him one last warning: clean up his image, or lose everything. The problem? Mason doesn't clean, and he doesn't care.
Then a photo of him at a Brooklyn coffee shop with a stranger goes viral. Suddenly, Harper Reyes-the stubborn, no-nonsense college student with dreams of starting her own business-is labeled Mason's "mystery girlfriend." She wants nothing to do with the tabloids, the flashing cameras, or the chaos that follows Mason everywhere.
But Mason likes the way Harper looks at him-like he's a man, not a headline. And Harper can't deny there's more to him than the angry captain the world sees.
What starts as an accidental PR stunt turns into something neither of them planned. But as the media digs deeper, Mason's past resurfaces, Harper's privacy shatters, and the line between fake and real begins to blur.
Now Mason's career-and Harper's heart-are both on the line.
Off the ice, some games are worth the risk.
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