Captain's Orders

He called me a warm body. Then he destroyed me.

I'm Carter Hayes-nineteen, cocky, and the newest forward for the Blackwater Reapers. I run my mouth like I'm untouchable.

Then I meet him.

Jaxon Cross. Team captain. Thirty-two years old. Built like sin and twice as dangerous. Everyone fears him. I should too.

But I don't.

One look from those mismatched eyes and I'm hooked. One brutal night and I'm ruined. One whispered command and I'm on my knees.

He says I'm his. His to train. His to break. His to keep.

I tell myself it's just physical. Just hockey hazing gone too far. Just my captain showing me who's boss.

I'm lying.

Because every midnight practice turns into something darker. Every punishment feels like worship. Every bruise he leaves makes me crave more.

He marks me where no one can see. Owns me in ways I can't admit. And when he looks at me like I'm the only thing that matters-I forget why this is wrong.

But secrets don't stay buried forever.

When the team finds out, everything explodes. Rumors. Rage. Ultimatums.

The school wants one of us gone. The team wants us separated. And Jaxon?

He'll burn it all down before he lets me go.

Because captains don't share. And I'm his-completely, brutally, forever.