Cold on ice

Rivals forced to cooperate | Enemies to lovers | Forced proximity | One bed | Shared traumaLian Varga was forged in fire and violence. Used as a weapon by a system he now plans to destroy from within, he lives on the edge, where every blow is a reminder that he still exists. Dante Moretti, the impeccable captain of the Black Kings, built his own prison under a perfect uniform. Behind his rigid discipline lies a man who became exactly what the machine demanded to survive.When Lian is forced onto Dante's team, the collision is inevitable. It's not just the brutal rivalry on the ice; it's the dangerous recognition in each other's eyes off it. What starts as a contest of power and physical endurance quickly spirals into an obsessive psychological game of provocation and control.Forced to operate within a structure that tests their absolute physical and emotional limits, Lian and Dante discover they are more valuable together than apart. But in a system that does not tolerate uncontrolled bonds, they become direct targets. Pushed into a web of manipulation and calculated confrontations, they must decide: succumb to the logic that wants them isolated or transform their attraction into an open war against everything that built them."e;The system could try to separate them, break them, or reconfigure them. But it couldn't own them anymore."e;