off limits- william eklund

Sienna Moretti knows better than to fall for a hockey player.

As the daughter of a San Jose Sharks assistant coach, she has spent her entire life around the sport. She knows how players talk, how quickly rumors spread, and how badly things can end when personal lives crash into professional ones. Her father has one rule that has never needed to be said out loud: the team is family, but the players are off limits.

William Eklund is not supposed to be a problem.

He is charming, talented, and impossible to ignore, with a smile that makes Sienna forget every warning she has ever heard. What starts as harmless teasing at a team fundraiser turns into late-night conversations, stolen glances at the rink, and moments they both pretend do not mean anything.

But secrets are dangerous in San Jose.

The closer Sienna and William get, the harder it becomes to hide. Her father trusts William. The team depends on him. And Sienna knows that if anyone finds out, William could lose focus, her father could feel betrayed, and she could become the girl who got too close to a player.

They both know the rule.

They both know the risk.

But sometimes the one person you are not allowed to want is the only person who makes everything feel real.