In the high-stakes world of professional hockey, secrets are survival. Set in the Heated Rivalry universe, Jayden Wallace is a feared Russian defenseman on an all-male team—and one of Ilya Rosanov’s most trusted teammates. Intimidating on the ice and painfully private off it, Jayden has spent her entire career hiding the truth about who she is. You work at a small coffee-and-smoothie shop near the rink. You don’t follow hockey. You don’t recognize famous faces. You just know when a woman looks