Pucking Forbidden Claim
"You still think youâre the main character in your own story, donât you, Mercer? Thatâs cute. You were written out the moment you let me inside you. You donât exist without me now. And you love it."
Kade Mercer an unstoppable force on the ice, destined for the NHL. One reckless mistake, one desperate night, and it was all over. The trap was set long before he even stepped onto the ice. Nikolai Volkov, mafia kingpin and team owner, orchestrated it allâthe seduction, the scandal, the blackmail. Now, Kade isnât just owned. Heâs trapped.
He still plays. He still wins. But only when they let him. Throw a game. Obey. Or lose everything.
But the real hell doesnât come from Nikolai. It comes from his son, Rook Volkov. Golden boy of a rival team. Hockeyâs rising star. Kadeâs worst enemy. Heâs spent years fighting Kade, hating him, wanting him. Now? He owns him.
Rook doesnât destroy Kadeâs careerâhe controls it. His flights. His bank accounts. His entire life. And when Kade resists? Rook makes him pay.
First, he makes him beg.
Then, he makes him like it.
Every punishment, every violation, every humiliating submission forces Kade deeper into the world Rook has carved out for him. A world where the line between rivalry and ownership has been erased. A world where Kade can fight all he wantsâbut heâll never escape.
Because Rook isnât keeping him prisoner.