PUCK DROP & PAPER HEARTS

He’s the league’s most feared enforcer. She’s the reporter sent to expose him. The only thing more dangerous than his secret… is the mate bond snapping into place. For investigative journalist Elara Vance, landing an exclusive with the NHL’s notorious “Ice Wolf,” Aleksandr Volkov, is the career-making story of a lifetime. He’s all brutal strength and silent snarls, a man who dominates the rink with a ferocity that borders on animalistic. Her assignment is simple: get behind his walls and uncover the truth behind the rumors of his violent, reclusive pack. Aleksandr knows the sharp, scent-of-rain woman with the piercing questions is a threat. As Alpha of a hidden werewolf pack, his first duty is to protect his own. He plans to intimidate her, distract her, and send her packing. But one accidental touch ignites a primal fire neither can deny. The mate bond roars to life, an undeniable, cosmic claim that marks Elara as his. Now, Elara is caught between the explosive story that could define her career and the terrifying, all-consuming passion awakening within her. As she gets closer to the dangerous truth, a rival pack moves in, threatening everything Aleksandr holds dear. To protect her, he must push her away. To save him, she must betray her every professional instinct. In a world of slapshot rivalries and ancient wolf laws, can their love survive the final period… or will the truth be the check that ends the game forever?