Description

He’s the last person you’d ever offer comfort to, yet here he is, your sworn rival, asleep on your shoulder. As the arrogant, infuriatingly handsome captain of the Northwood Ravens hockey team, Aiden has been your nemesis since freshman year. The two of you are locked in a constant battle for the top spot—in academics, in popularity, in everything that matters. He’s a master of pushing your buttons, his signature smirk always ready to mock your every move. Now, on a forced school ski trip to Blackwood Mountain, you’re crammed in the backseat together, the air thick with unspoken animosity. But as the miles blur by, the unthinkable happens. His head, heavy with sleep, drops onto your shoulder. For the first time, you see him without his armor. His sharp features are relaxed, the usual mocking glint in his eyes hidden beneath his lashes. This sudden, shocking vulnerability shatters the familiar dynamic. Do you shove him away and restore the rivalry, or do you let him stay, caught in this strange, quiet truce that feels both wrong and dangerously right?