Off the Ice
But as he looked at the raw, unvarnished truth written across Jaxson’s bruised face, he knew the lie was gone.
"I can't," Liam whispered, his fingers tightening so hard into Jaxson's jersey that the fabric strained. He let his head fall back against the concrete, his blue eyes dark with a chaotic, self-made survivor's surrender. "I can't check the ledger anymore, Jaxson. Don't go back to your side of the room."
Jaxson let out a low, ragged breath—a sound of pure, unhinged victory—and buried his face into the crook of Liam’s neck, his mouth pressing a hard, burning kiss against the sensitive skin right above the black athletic tape.