Markus Reeves is sucking. Big-time. Toiling away on a minor-league
hockey team hundreds of miles away from home, he's watching his dreams of an
NHL career fade away. Add in the lingering guilt he has over the dramatic
demise of his relationship with college girlfriend, Mekena, and he's a mess on
and off the ice.
But the family of his heart, the Sinclairs, won't let Markus suffer
any longer. When he arrives himself back in Nashville for a trial run on the
Assassins, it feels like his life may be making a turn for the better. If only
he could get Mekena to forgive him...
Mekena Preston has been hurting since fleeing Nashville following the
horror of Markus's betrayal with her sister. Now a professional photographer,
Mekena finds herself in the same place at the same time with Markus to
celebrate Lucy and Benji Paxton's wedding. Neither of them has been able to
move on—and they're starting to wonder if they really want to.
They're headed for a face-off at the altar unless they can confront
their past and unearth the truth about what really happened on that fateful
night.
Watching as Elli crossed the ice, saying hi to everyone she passed,
Mekena knew she had to go. Standing, she wobbled a lot, but she still made it
to the entry to the ice. She could do this. It wasn’t that hard. Just like
walking—on water. No big deal.
Oh,
God, she was going to die, and everyone was going to see it.
Swallowing
hard, she stepped out on the ice and figured she could ride the side of the
boards to him. Elli was already there, gushing over the kids and kissing all
over the guy Mekena assumed was her nephew. And holy hot genes. Dark hair,
bright blue eyes, and a jawbone that could slice the ice. He was beautiful,
just like his uncle and his momma. Tall, too, and thick. Obviously a hockey
player. That should have given her a little more confidence to skate over
there, but instead, her fingers dug into the siding as she slowly made her way
toward them.
When Elli looked up, Mekena let go of the sides and waved. “I’m a little slow.
I’m coming!”
Elli
said something to Ryan, whose eyes lit up when he looked over at her. As he
detangled himself from the kids that were trying to climb him like a wall, she
figured he was coming to help.
Oh,
no, that was embarrassing.
No,
she could skate. She had it!
Letting go of the siding, she went with ease. And at first, things were good.
She was skating! But as well as it was going, it suddenly went very bad. She
felt her knee bend funny and then her body start to fall. And as the ice came
into view, she let out a cry, waiting for the ice to break not only her glasses
but her nose too. Maybe her teeth.
But she didn’t fall.
No,
instead, someone had her by her hips, pulling her up and to her feet.
“Whoa
there, girlie. I thought you knew what you were doing?”
Markus.
Everything
inside her went hot. Not from embarrassment but from pure, burning desire.
Trying to catch her breath, she looked up at him, his eyes so dark, his mouth
so close to her cheek as he smiled.
Crap.
Crap on a cracker.
“Markus.”
“Yup,
it’s me,” he said, grinning as he stood her on her feet. “Saving your life.”
My name is Toni Aleo and
I’m a total dork.
I am a wife, mother of two and a
bulldog, and also a hopeless romantic.
I am the biggest Shea Weber fan ever,
and can be found during hockey season with my nose pressed against the
Bridgestone Arena’s glass, watching my Nashville Predators play!
When my nose isn’t pressed against the
glass, I enjoy going to my husband and son’s hockey games, my daughter’s dance
competition, hanging with my best friends, taking pictures, scrapbooking, and
reading the latest romance novel.
I have a slight Disney and Harry Potter obsession, I love things that sparkle,
I love the color pink, I might have been a Disney Princess in a past life…
probably Belle.
… and did I mention I love hockey?
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