Is he as innocent as he looks or just as dangerous as I am?
Whisper is one hell of a man and all I’ve wanted since I first saw him. I laid it on thick, and when he finally said yes, I figured it would be one and done. That’s always how it goes. Men obsess about my looks and charm, my body and sensuality, but as soon as they get what they want, they ghost me. Which is fine.
My life is complicated and messy. I have a secret, a big nasty one, that if anyone discovered, it would ruin me and my motley family. So I protect it by keeping people at arm’s length, even those I love. Keeping Whisper at a distance though? That’s proving difficult.
Whisper
The second I laid eyes on Blush, I knew I was in trouble. He flirted with me for months, and I tried to stay away, but there’s only so much temptation a man can resist. I’m only human.
Blush is sexy, beautiful, and sassy, a perfect blend of what I’d be into if I wanted a relationship. I don’t. Fortunately, neither does he. I gave my heart away once and after what happened, I locked it away, where I plan to keep it. The plan was casual hookups only, but with Blush, that’s not as easy as it sounds.
The closer I get to him, the more I start to suspect that the laid back flirting is just an act and that danger simmers beneath his gorgeous exterior. What I can’t figure out if he’s in trouble or am I.
Our complicated history is about to spill all over the ice.
Lucien LaBelle is a great D-man who happens to hate my guts. No big deal. Hockey rivalries are common. I deal with it, even though he used to be my best friend, and for reasons he never told me, shut me out and became a huge obstacle for me on the ice.
It’s cool. I get off showing him up every chance I get. It’s fun when he scowls and talks crap about me in press conferences. It means he still thinks about me whether he wants to or not.
That’s been our dynamic since we were drafted, and it worked for us, the fans, and our teams. Until it all changed when LaBelle was suddenly traded and we’re no longer rivals but teammates, playing on the same line.
When management forces a bromance angle between us, things don’t get easier but they definitely get steamier and dredge up the past. The more we work through our chemistry on and off the ice, the harder it is to ignore our future as teammates and maybe something more.
I’m out and proud while LaBelle is so closeted he can’t find his way out. Can we survive the spotlight and our growing feelings or are we bound to repeat history?
Tags: Hen is a bisexual menace and proud of it, Lucien’s scowl is his best feature, so many stick puns, friends to rivals to bromance to actual romance anyone, the animosity is as hot as the game play, golden retriever and black cat vibes, very supportive (and suspicious) teammates, Lucien wants to forget the past, Hen won’t let him, locker rooms aren’t just for changing, chirping is foreplay, their HEA is a long time coming.