Penalty Box Daddy

Wesley Kovac is a twenty-two-year-old rookie with filthy hands, elite speed, and a reputation for taking the dumbest penalties in the league. He’s loud, flashy, and desperate to prove he belongs on the ice. Nolan Cross is a thirty-two-year-old alternate captain holding onto his final seasons with a rebuilt knee and a rigid set of rules. He’s the team’s anchor, a wall of discipline, and he just got assigned to mentor the most infuriating, beautiful disaster on the roster. Their rules are simple: 5:00 AM film sessions, midnight curfews, and absolutely no touching. But when forced proximity in cramped hotel rooms and empty ice rinks chips away at Nolan’s ironclad control, the boundary between mentor and mentee shatters. Wes wants to surrender to the only man who sees him for who he is, and Nolan can’t stop himself from claiming the rookie who calls him "sir." As their secret on-ice chemistry bleeds into a scorching behind-closed-doors dynamic, the stakes get dangerously high. With a playoff spot on the line and management watching their every move, Nolan has to decide if he's going to play it safe and walk away, or finally drop the gloves and fight for the man he loves.