Puck In Time

Fate doesn’t care about fame—only the mate I walked away from.

I plan my life one goal at a time—win a hockey scholarship, crush my division, go pro. And I do it. Full ride to my dream school. Team captain as a sophomore. And my roommate, Stan, owns my heart, even if he has no idea.
Then a scandal kills the entire hockey program overnight.
I’m forced to choose: give up my dream or transfer. When a college recruiter promises me everything I’ve worked for, I take the deal and leave Stan behind.
Years later, I’m a pro athlete, a household name, and the wolf-shifter hero kids look up to. But none of it matters to my wolf. He wants Stan, the omega we walked away from.
I tell myself Stan has moved on. That I already lost my chance.

One moment of distraction while crossing the street later and I wake up in the hospital with him at my bedside.

Maybe I didn’t lose everything after all. Maybe fate just handed me the second chance I’m done pretending I don’t want.