I’m not supposed to touch him. Cole Mercer. The ahole who called me a nepotism hire in front of the entire team. Copper Creek's golden boy. Untouchable. Until his knee shatters. And guess who's the only physio qualified to save his precious NHL dream? The woman he tried to wreck. Forty sessions. Locked doors. Me and the grump who snarls at everyone. Session 15. I see it. The grump is armor. And he's taking it off for me. He brings me coffee without asking. Laughs at things that aren't funny—just because I said them. Stares at me like he wants to fking rip my clothes off. Session 22, he does. I help. Session 23. I find out why they really call him captain. Session 24. I'm the one showing up early. One taste of Cole Mercer and I forget my own name.