Strong and Wild

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)><u>Freya</u></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Things are looking up for me in my new Minnesota home. My bestie's husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work and I've got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my patisserie cocktail lounge. Life is sweet. My new neighbor on the other hand is not.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>When he reveals his true self I hate what I find. Until more of him unravels proving we have more in common than I realized and I don't mean we both enjoy rock climbing or outdoor concerts. No we have the good stuff-shared trauma. The only difference is I came out on the other side and he's still fighting his demons.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)><u>Rhys</u></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Women aren't going to be a distraction for me in my rookie year where every single game feels like a try-out. I've got a one-year NHL contract 365 days to prove to the Minnesota Lakes I'm worth the investment-which is why I need to stay far away from my neighbor across the hall.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Everything is fine until I find out she's the same woman I subscribe to online. Turns out we know each other quite well but she thinks we're strangers-and I plan on keeping it that way. Until one night she steps in to do a favor for me because she's been in my shoes before. Now I'm showing her the real me but it might not be enough for her.</span></p>