Skating the Line

Legacy Island Series

Nicholas Bennett was born into greatness.

As the son of football legend Luca Bennett and Olympic hockey icon Ivy Moreau Bennett, Nicholas has spent his entire life surrounded by championships, cameras, expectations, and people waiting to see which legacy he'll choose to carry.

He's cocky enough to pretend none of it bothers him.

Talented enough to make everyone believe him.

But underneath the smirk, Nicholas has no idea who he is when nobody is watching.

Winter break was supposed to be simple: help his mom at one of her Olympic training camps, run drills for the younger hockey kids, charm everyone, and stay out of trouble.

Then he sees her on the ice after practice.

At first, Nicholas thinks she's a figure skater.

Graceful. Focused. Quietly impossible to look away from.

Then he finds out the truth.

She's a hockey player.

A good one.

But hockey isn't what she wants anymore.

She wants figure skating - the one dream everyone around her refuses to take seriously.

Nicholas should stay out of it. He has enough pressure of his own, enough expectations, enough people waiting for him to become the next Bennett legend.

But she doesn't care about his last name.

She doesn't fall for his charm.

And she definitely doesn't let him get away with being cocky.

Somewhere between late-night rink sessions, stolen glances through the glass, and winter mornings cold enough to make honesty feel dangerous, Nicholas starts helping her chase the dream everyone else told her to forget.

And in trying to help her find the courage to choose herself...

He might finally learn how to do the same.

Because carrying a legacy is hard.

But breaking away from one?

That takes everything.