The Cold Reset

Thorne Vance was a ghost long before his career ended. A hockey prodigy who clawed his way from a broken home to the top-tier leagues, he thought he'd finally found safety in the spotlight. He was wrong. Betrayed by those he trusted and framed by jealous rivals, a string of orchestrated scandals stripped him of his reputation and his future on the ice. After years spent in exile, Thorne lived with the bitter regret of every wrong turn.Then, the unthinkable happens. Following a mysterious accident, he wakes up in a hospital bed-ten years younger, on the morning of the draft that originally sealed his fate.Caspian is no longer the naive rookie desperate for approval. He is a veteran strategist trapped in his younger, peak-condition body, armed with a decade of elite professional experience and the knowledge of every betrayal yet to come. This time, he isn't playing for the fans or for acceptance-he's playing for total redemption.Armed with a veteran's emotional maturity and tactical foresight, Thorne begins to meticulously rewrite his history. He quietly detaches from toxic influences, navigates the corporate traps of the league, and hand-picks a group of overlooked teammates, turning them into an unbreakable unit. He isn't just a prodigy anymore; he is a force of nature who knows exactly where the ice is thin.But his second life hits an unexpected variable in Silas Sterling who is a powerhouse on the ice and the only player capable of seeing through Thorne's untouchable mask. While Thorne expects a battle for dominance, Silas offers a different kind of challenge: a genuine partnership. In a world that once broke him, Thorne Vance is finally skating on his own terms, determined to ensure that this time, the "Cold Reset" leads to a different ending.