The Medic and the Menace

Fallon knows how to patch up a hockey player. Getting August to stop playing like he has nothing left to lose is another matter. The brilliant defenseman keeps taking brutal penalties, then sits perfectly still beneath her careful hands, as if her voice is the only thing that can reach him. Their late-night treatments begin to feel less like a job and more like a promise neither is ready to make. But when August’s latest hit leaves him hurt and facing a hearing, Fallon finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she’s trying to save. What is he willing to lose before he finally lets her in?