Puck, Pain & PromisesUpdated at Jun 10, 2026, 05:13
Hockey captain Jax Callahan is one game away from suspension and losing everything. his scholarship, his team, his shot at the draft. Desperate, he strikes a deal with the one person who can save him: Eden Vale, the untouchable top student and tutor who never breaks rules. Fake date him through the season. Help him pass his classes. In return, he’ll protect her from the shadows stalking her. What starts as a cold transaction becomes something dangerously real. During late-night tutoring sessions in his arena locker room and her quiet dorm, they peel back each other’s scars. Jax’s explosive rage and fear of abandonment. Eden’s deep betrayal by the people who were supposed to love her most thats her golden ex-boy and her own family. Their arrangement turns filthy and obsessive. His rough hands and commanding presence awaken sensations Eden buried long ago. She challenges his control, forcing the arrogant captain to confront the broken boy beneath the ice. Trust builds through raw vulnerability, vicious protectiveness, and nights that leave them both wrecked and craving more. But secrets fester. The betrayal that shattered Eden runs deeper than Jax realized, and his own past sins threaten to destroy the fragile equality they’re fighting for. When revenge calls and old wounds bleed, they’ll have to decide if their fake love is strong enough to survive the truth or if it will freeze them both.