Ice-olated Feelings

Aiden Lockhart has one goal: to win the state championship. As Riverside High’s captain, he’s built a flawless system—disciplined, structured, perfect. Last year’s semifinal loss still haunted him. This season, there was no room for error.

Then, Kai Mercer transfers in mid-season.

Kai doesn’t do structure. Labeled “uncoachable” at his last school, he plays on pure instinct—chaotic, brilliant, and impossible to predict. He’s everything Aiden’s spent years trying to control.

But on the ice, something unexpected happens. Kai’s improvisation finds gaps in Aiden’s strategy. Aiden’s precision gives Kai’s chaos direction. Together, they could be unstoppable—if they don’t tear each other apart first.

Join Best Selling Author C.C. Black for this story about hope, belonging, and leaving everything on the ice.