Coach Volkov doesn’t raise his voice. He doesn’t have to. “Sit down, Monroe.”
Alex is the most talented forward on the roster and the least coachable player in the league. Three benchings this season. Two screaming matches with assistant coaches. One reputation that’s about to end his career. When Volkov pulls him for a private film session, Alex expects the same speech he’s heard from every authority figure he’s ever burned through.
Volkov doesn’t give speeches. He runs the tape, points to every selfish play, and waits until Alex has nothing left to argue. Then he says five words that pin Alex to his chair: “You don’t want freedom. You want structure.” The silence after that sentence is the loudest thing Alex has ever heard.
The arena goes dark. Volkov’s office door locks. And the forward who fought every coach he’s ever had stops fighting this one.
ICE TIME (Locker Room Book 8) is a scorching forbidden-authority MM hockey romance featuring straight-to-gay awakening, coach/player power exchange, and a forward who discovers that the man who benches him is the only one who can break him. Standalone. No cliffhanger.
Content Note: Explicit MM scenes, first-time gay experiences, and intense authority-figure dynamics with power exchange. Maximum heat. No fade to black.








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