Ryan Talonovich is the star of his college hockey team, until an accident during practice leaves him confined to a wheelchair. The doctors say he'll walk again but a new season is already underway and he's been replaced on the team, which leaves him feeling alone and betrayed. What's the use of fighting to get back on the ice now?<br><br>Then he meets Dante Espinosa, a short track skater on the city's speed skating club. Though he has to work overtime to afford his sport, Dante is hell on ice, and dreams of making the cut on the U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team.<br><br>Their love of the ice brings them together, but too many obstacles stand in their way: Ryan's struggle with therapy. The memory of Dante's first boyfriend. Lack of funding to the event, Dante's harassing boss, a skating friend in love with him, and Wil Dietrich, who will do anything to win.

Power Play

“I didn’t know you were so short,” Ryan jokes. With Dante’s hands on the small of his back, his body pressed so close, Ryan can forget the pain in his legs, the ache in his arms, and he relaxes a little more. He leans forward, their lips meeting in a soft kiss. “I love you,” he murmurs.


Dante steps back, the hands at Ryan’s waist pulling him along. Ryan shuffles after him, ignoring the pain that flairs to life when he sets his right foot down for a brief second. “Kiss me again,” Dante whispers, taking another step back. Ryan slides his hands along the bars with stiff, jerky movements as he hobbles closer to comply.


And Dante moves away again. “Stand still,” Ryan laughs, following him. Dante’s hands slip below his waist to knead his ass and Ryan moans into his boyfriend’s neck. “Wait,” he sighs when Dante puts more distance between them. He lurches forward to claim another kiss.


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