Second Sin

Sebastian Wilde has spent years punishing himself in silence, on the ice and off it. As a defenseman for the Annihilators, pain is something he knows how to take. But guilt? Thats a wound hes never let heal. And when the teams new trauma counselor starts getting too close, hes forced to face the one thing hes never been able to outrun... his past.

I ruined everything once.
A marriage. A family. A woman I shouldve walked away from.

That was a lifetime ago.
But guilt doesnt fade. And forgiveness isnt free.

I dont get close.
Not to teammates. Not to reporters.
Definitely not to therapists who wear wedding rings and look like everything Ill never deserve.

Olivia Hart is calm. Collected. Too good at reading people—
especially me.

She says shes here to help.
But I just want her gone… before she uncovers the truth Ive spent years hiding.

Only now I cant stop thinking about her.
Wanting her.
And when my past finally catches up with me, Ill have to face what Ive always feared—

That some sins stain too deep to ever be washed clean.