Imagine your father runs the top of L.A.’s organized crime. And he forces you to marry the heir of a rival dynasty—even though you’re already engaged to someone else. Cathrine He embodies everything cruel, terrifying—and absolutely forbidden. And I refuse to belong to him. Between my psychology studies and the safe life with my fiancé, a respected university professor, I have no space for my father’s shady empire. But Dad blackmails Marry Myka Silverino, or your fiancé dies. I’ve always been Daddy’s little girl. Now I can only hate him. A sham marriage? Maybe. But I will never give myself to this arrogant mafia prince who claims he just wants to focus on hockey. The first time my eyes lock with Myka’s, my breath catches. Nearly six foot six. Muscled to perfection. Black ink striping his body. Bottle-green eyes. An aura so dark it crushes the air from my lungs. How could my father hand me over to this monster? Myka I made a pact with the devil—and now I’m his b*tch. He wants me to marry you. His beautiful, innocent daughter. Marriage was never in my plans. You think there’s blood on my hands? A hundred lives? You have no idea who’s standing in front of you. I’m not just Myka Silverino, rising star of the L.A. Coyotes. The things I’ve done would shatter your heart. And yet, when I stand close, I feel your body tremble. Because you sense what I am. And it pulls you to me. Every time, a little stronger. Your fragile heart whispers that it’s not your polished professor you want. It’s me. You’d lose yourself completely, baby girl, if you allowed the fantasy to take over. Look at me. Eyes up. Chin high. Good girl. Now tell me… tell me you don’t want me. \—- Dark. Addictive. Sinfully hot. Ice Cold Heart. Standalone Sports Dark Romance. Over 500 pages of obsession, enemies-to-lovers tension, and forbidden heat. Trigger warnings inside – read at your own risk. Each book in the Gods of Hockey series can be read independently, following different players of the Los Angeles Coyotes.