Brett Rocha retired from pro-hockey while still at the top of his game. Co-owner of a chain of restaurants and an inherited ice skating academy, he seems to have it all. Despite his fame, wealth, and good fortune, though, Brett suddenly finds himself painfully alone. Ex-Olympic figure skating star Rylan Hennessy transitioned to professional ice dancing with Celia, Brett’s sister and Rylan’s lifelong partner on the ice. Then tragedy strikes, and Rylan’s world is turned upside down, too. With the unexpected death of Celia, Brett and Rylan are drawn together through their mutual grief. Their bond strengthens when Brett introduces Rylan to BDSM, a lifestyle Rylan has never experienced before. While the mystery of Celia’s murder still needs to be solved, a second tragedy threatens to tear them apart. Will their relationship survive, or will love be enough to see them through this life altering, harrowing change?

Edge Jump

That set Brett in motion. He skated to the crowd then shouldered his way through. “Rylan!”


Rylan was flat on his back on the ice. Someone had put a coat over him and another was balled up under his head. There were enough pro-skaters around who’d probably ensured Rylan hadn’t otherwise been moved. One of the woman guests knelt beside him, holding his hand, telling Rylan he’d be okay.


“Let him in,” Markus ordered. The two cops who looked as if they were going to try to stop Brett moved back, relief all over their faces. There was an expanding pool of blood beside Kathryn, though Brett saw she was still breathing. Two ambulances pulled up and crews came running with stretchers and equipment.


The woman moved away and wiped tears from her face when Brett dropped to his knees beside Rylan and pulled him close, holding him as tightly as possible until the paramedics and police forced him away.


A feeling of utter loneliness and uncertainty washed over Brett.


Chapter 57