Rhys Koteskiy is back --- at least, he\'s supposed to be.
But healing doesn\'t mix with secrets, and they\'re both skating a thin line, unsteady..
Rhys is desperate to feel anything, Sadie wants to stop feeling so much.
Where he feels empty, a shell of the man and player he was before, Sadie is so full of everything it bursts from her; every emotion she feels seems like it\'s blasted at max.
But Rhys finds himself drawn to Sadie.
Just comfort.
No questions asked.
When she accidentally witnesses one of the golden boy hockey captain\'s panic attacks and attempts to help him, a strange sort of understanding strikes up between them.
And it\'s not a pretty one.
A spitfire figure skater known for her bad attitude and frequent disappearing acts, she has a reputation on campus.
Currently drowning in debt, custody hearings for her younger brothers and skating practices, she\'s just trying to make it to the next day.
Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester - no matter what.
Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate, Rhys wonders if he\'ll ever play again - if he\'ll ever want to.
During last year\'s Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain, and NHL legacy, took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice.
Rhys Koteskiy is back --- at least, he\'s supposed to be
