Rule number 1 of survival: Never let them see you flinch. My identical twin brother, Jace, was a complete doormat. He let his hockey teammates call him a weakling and constantly use him as a punching bag. The moment I found out, something inside me broke. I was determined to fight back on his behalf. The very next day, I disguised myself as him, walked straight into that locker room, and absolutely leveled his bullies. I only wanted to teach them a lesson, but instead, I caught the eye of the king of the rink himself. Nico Lancaster, the arrogant, brutally gorgeous team captain and the best player in the country. I challenged him right then and there. And I won three times in a row. Now, his hatred for me is consuming, but my impossible victory caught the coach's attention. I’m trapped. My brother can’t play hockey to save his life, so I have to keep putting on this disguise. Worse? The coach just made me the assistant captain, forcing me to work side-by-side with Nico to teach the team my signature winning move. I have a target on my back, and Nico is leading the charge to make my life an absolute misery. He wants me broken. He wants me gone. But it gets even more dangerous. He just found out my secret. He knows I'm a girl. Now, I am completely at his mercy. In my country, women are strictly banned from playing hockey, and impersonation is a serious crime. If he opens his mouth, my brother gets expelled, and I go straight to jail. Nico holds all the cards, and the punishment he has in mind involves keeping me closer than ever. But as the hatred between us starts turning into a dark, suffocating heat, I’m not sure what will ruin me first: the law, or the captain himself.

One night of freedom. That was the only plan Allison had. Her father was very sick, and his final wish was to marry her off to his best friend. Allison felt trapped. She imagined a man her father’s age, a boring life, and a marriage she never wanted. She decided right then that she wouldn't let a stranger take her innocence just because of a deal. She went to the club to take back control. She wanted one night of passion with a stranger to forget her problems. That was when she saw him. The connection was instant. For the first time, she felt a real spark. She wasn't just a daughter doing what she was told. She was a woman in love. But the morning light brought a shock. When it was time to meet the man her father chose, the door opened and time stopped. Standing there was the man from the club. The same stranger she had just given herself to was the husband she was trying to escape. She thought she was running away from her future. She didn't realize she had already walked right into it.