Game Misconduct Hearts

"You're playing soft, Captain."

Declan isn't soft. He's terrified.

He's the captain who's supposed to carry the team.
Two points in three games. A locker room turning on him. A father's voice in his head insisting hockey players don't get distracted by men in suits.

They don't know what's eating him.
His sister's PICC line. The hospital bills. The shake in her hands she laughs off like it's nothing.

And Tristan.

Tristan is the agent who smells like expensive cologne and touches like he means it—the man Declan spent one forbidden night forgetting himself with.
The man who is a single dad.
The man Declan absolutely cannot want, not with a contract on the line and a captaincy that vanishes the second anyone finds out.

One screenshot. One rumor. One snapping mouth in the room that says distracted and means something worse.

Declan can deny it.
He can skate harder, hide deeper, sacrifice the one good thing for the only life he's ever known.

Or he can stop running.

"I'm done pretending," Tristan says, "that you'd choose the ice over me. So choose."

His father wants an answer.
The team wants a captain.
And somewhere across town, a hospital monitor counts down a clock Declan can't win against.

When the truth gets exposed and the cost comes due, Declan has to decide what's worth fighting for—the lie that keeps him safe, or the love that finally makes him whole.

Some penalties you serve. This one he refuses to.

Game Misconduct Hearts is an emotional and steamy MM hockey romance about enemies-to-lovers, forbidden desire, a single dad, a closeted captain, and a love worth fighting for against everything stacked against it.

Perfect for readers who love MM hockey romance, forbidden love, single-dad heroes, athletes with everything to lose, and a hard-earned happily-ever-after. A standalone with a satisfying ending.