The Side Effects Of Loving You
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Last published Thu, May 7, 2026
He's the captain of everything, his team, his future, his control.
She's barely holding herself together.
Carson Davenport doesn't lose control. Not on the ice, not in his life. Not since the night he lost his sister.
Halo Hart doesn't trust anyone. Not after the person who was supposed to love her the most broke her instead.
They weren't supposed to matter to each other.
They definitely weren't supposed to understand each other.
But somewhere between late nights at the rink, unspoken grief, and battles neither of them talks about, they become each other's only safe place.
And that's the problem.
Because needing someone?
That comes with side effects.
And loving someone like them?
That might just ruin them both.
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