Cold Vow: A Dark Romance of Hockey, Power, and Buried Secrets

The narrator's brother died eleven years ago under circumstances presented as a gambling-related tragedy, but the narrator believes the truth was concealed. Now working as a sports rehab consultant for the Chicago Saints hockey franchise, the narrator's investigation is triggered when a bleeding player collapses and utters two words: Cold Vow. Nathaniel Pierce, the team captain and billionaire heir, enters the scene. He is the man who signed the document that allegedly erased the truth about the narrator's brother. When his father's associates attempt to silence the narrator, Nathaniel proposes a fake marriage as the only way to keep the narrator alive and controlled. The contract stipulates six months wearing the ring of the family responsible for the narrator's loss. Nathaniel believes the marriage will give him control, but he has made a critical error by providing the narrator access to his empire. The narrator intends to dismantle it from within. Cold Vow explores obsession, power, irreparable damage, and a romance that develops amid hatred. The book contains mature themes, questionable morality, enemies-to-lovers dynamics, marriage of convenience, and slow-burn romance. It is intended for adult readers (18+).