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Chirp and Chills
The ice didn't lie. But Lucan Vance did.To Briarcliff University, he was the flawless, soft-eyed hockey captain everyone adored. In reality, he was a cold, ruthless bastard running entirely on empty-until a 5'4" walking disaster crashed straight into his chest.Cleo Wilde was loud, hopelessly clumsy, and aggressively unimpressed by his untouchable status. Her sights were set entirely on his best friend, the team's resident sunshine boy. She was supposed to be a temporary irritation in Lucan's frozen world. Instead, her brutal honesty became a dangerous addiction, systematically shattering his defenses with a single question: Are you actually okay?But melting his ice comes with a dangerous price. Standing between them is Cleo's fiercely protective older brother-the star captain of their fiercest rival team-who would gladly paint the ice with Lucan's blood before letting him touch his sister.In a high-stakes game of obsession, pride, and forbidden lines, someone is bound to fracture. Because when the ice breaks, everyone drowns.