Slashing Hearts

Ariana Jacobs lives a pretty uneventful life. She's 24, beautiful and in a two year relationship with her boyfriend Brian. Everything was going smoothly until one night when Brian put his hands on her for the last time.
Matthew Simmons is the bad boy player who is in the NHL. What seemingly started as a harmless and wholesome friendship eventually evolves into so much more.
Can they overcome the outside forces rooting against them or will they always just be right person, wrong time?

This isn't a book for the faint of heart.
Trigger warnings will not be posted at the beginning of any chapter so nothing in the story gets spoiled.
I understand that style isn't for everyone but for those who like that, welcome!
I hope you like it, thanks for giving it a chance!

⚠️ includes explicit sexual scenes, mentions of abuse, mentions of domestic violence, mentions of substance abuse, mature themes and mature language (this is the only time a warning is listed, read at your own risk or enjoyment)