She’s forbidden, but I don’t care. The only thing standing in my way now? My own son.

Tom

Winning Coach of the Year after winning the NCAA Championship should be the peak of my career. But when Ally steps into the room with her camera, looking at me like I’m still the only one who ever really saw her, it’s all I can do to keep my cool.

Because she’s not just any woman; she’s my son’s ex-girlfriend, the one Nick tried to keep on a leash for far too long. And if that boy knew a damn thing about respect, he’d know I don’t give a damn what anyone thinks of this. Nick and I were broken long before Ally came into our lives, thanks to his mother’s lies.

Ally knows what she’s doing when she looks at me like that, and she knows I’m not the kind of man to hold back.

But there’s something darker behind her eyes, a secret she’s holding back—a secret Nick is using to control her. And if he tries to put her through hell one more time, he’s going to learn exactly what it means to take something from me.

Ally

I was never supposed to fall for Tom.

He was off-limits, the kind of man a girl like me should never dream about. But Tom is nothing like his son. While Nick tried to control me, Tom made me feel safe—and wanted. And even now, after all the ways Nick has twisted and turned my life, Tom is the one I want.

But it’s not that simple. Nick’s threats still hang over me, every demand pushing me deeper into a corner, a cage he made for me just to keep me close. And now, the one thing he doesn’t know—the thing that changes everything—is threatening to rip all of us apart.

Because if Tom finds out what I’ve been hiding, even he might not be able to forgive me.

Shes a duty. Nothing more. But when she tries to manipulate our arrangement, shell be forced to learn shes mine.

Henry

As the sole male heir to the Mathers legacy, I have a lot of my shoulders.

My grandfather put trust in me. Sure, he gave my sister his hockey team. But everything else? Thats mine.

Including an arranged marriage with Freya Reynolds, a girl who rebels at every chance she can get.

Including attending the Ravenwood Imprinting Ceremony.

Ravenwood is a secret society so deeply embedded in the Crestwood framework, only a handful of elites are chosen.

And she thinks she can get claimed by one of the men within the society? As though that would break our engagement off?

So, I do the only thing I can to maintain control: I claim her for myself.

Freya

Im desperate.

At this point, Im willing to do anything.

I dont want this engagement, even if it is to a Mathers. My parents refuse to entertain my arguments against this; they barely speak to me as it is. Which means its on me to solve this.

When my boyfriend breaks up with me because Henry crosses a line, I realize I dont have a choice.

I take the exclusive invite to some secret societys party in the hopes that Henry wont want me if I belong to someone else.

I dont like being owned by someone, but at this point, Im willing to do anything as long as it gets me out of this engagement.

Its an act of rebellion, sure, but its one of the few choices Im able to make.

Until I get to the ceremony and Henry claims me himself.

I've waited two years for this. And now that she's helpless and desperate, I can finally ruin her the way she ruined me. Only much, much worse.

Connor

Two years ago, Brooke Westwood and I shared one perfect night together.

Unfortunately for me, that so-called perfect night ruined my life.

She told.

She wasn't supposed to tell anyone, but she did.

I was a revered NHL player, but thanks to her reckless little mouth, the Detroit Serpents released me from my contract.

Now, I'm a professor at an elite academy specializing in professional hockey development.

Wondering how I pulled it off? Easy. I blackmailed Brooke's father into getting me a position.

Everyone knows he has vices, and exploiting them is only one thing off my list.

The next?

Get my revenge.

Brooke Westwood destroyed me. I intend to pay her back… with interest.

And now that her father is in over his head, he has no choice but to come to me for help.

And the only thing I want?

Brooke, on her knees, begging me to save her father.

And that's only the beginning.

Brooke

I am so screwed, and it's all my idiot father's fault.

Ever since my mom died, I've known he has a problem.

Gambling.

But I never thought he'd get this careless.

Borrowing money from Alexander Wolfe isn't something one does unless you know you can pay him back on time.

And if not…

My life is on the line. Apparently, I caught the attention of his youngest son, and he's just as savage as his father

I need an out, and the only person I can turn to is the one person I hate most.

Connor Bradley broke my heart two years ago when I was barely eighteen and thought…

Well, it doesn't matter what I thought.

I'd almost rather die than ask him for help, but if I want to save my father and myself, I don't have a choice.

Ive watched her since we were kids and after she starts dating my best friend, I know I have to act. Shes going to be mine whether she wants to or not. And anything that threatens that? Ill put down myself.

Addison

Ever since I was a kid, I've felt like someone's watching me.

I can't explain it.

When I get to college, the eyes are still on me. They're always on me.

But this time, I have Eren. He's the first boyfriend I've ever had. I'd do anything for him. Even hang out with him and his best friend Michael. Sure, they play on the Titan hockey team together, but I've known Michael for years, and he's nice, but…

I don't know. Something's off about him.

I cant explain it.

And then, Eren asks me to do the unthinkable. He tells me he doesn't want to take my virginity. In fact, the thought of me being a virgin disgusts him to the point where he asks me if I would be okay if Michael took care of it.

If Eren could watch while me and his best friend went all the way.

And then, we'd all just carry on like normal.

I said I'd do anything for Eren, but…

The more time I spend with Michael, the more I realize I'm not interested in going back to the way things were before.

And with the way Michael watches me, I don't think he is either.

Michael

I still remember the way she looked, sitting in that chair with a blindfold, legs spread wide, open like a gift just waiting for me to unwrap her.

And I did.

Just a taste, nothing more, but it was enough.

To this day, she still doesn't know it was me. But her essence is branded on me like a tattoo and now I can't stop thinking about her.

I can't stop following her.

I can't stop watching her.

It doesn't help that she's dating my best friend and teammate.

It doesn't help that I want to tear him to shreds for even looking at her.

But then, Eren drops a gift into my lap…

He wants me to be Addison's first.

He wants nothing to do with her innocence. He wants me to break her in, and then he can go back to being her boyfriend after.

That will not happen.

If Eren wants to watch, fine. If he wants to hear his girlfriend scream my name, if he wants to see the pleasure only I can give her, fine.

She'll be the last thing he sees before I put him down myself.

She believes in fairytales. I'm here to show her the world is full of monsters—starting with me.

Cooper

They call me a beast.

They're not wrong.

It's why the NHL Stars released me from my contract

It's why no one has picked me up.

And it's why I'm stuck at some NHL-affiliated college, teaching freshmen how to ice skate.

Quite frankly, it's bullish—t.

Especially when I meet her.

Everly Hawthorne is the quintessential definition of innocence. She's also one of the reasons my life has been hell.

Her father and my mother had some sordid love affair, and when I caught them, I told my father.

And my father?

Well, there's a reason for these scars on my face.

But she has no idea who I am.

That's about to change.

This girl has been sheltered her whole life. And now, I'm about to show her that life isn't a fairytale and there's no such thing as Prince Charming. It's only monsters from here in out, and I'm the one she has to contend with.

Everly

Starting Crestwood Academy has been the best time of my life. Being homeschooled all my life, where every move has been controlled, was a blessing, but now I'm ready to experience life on my own terms.

The last person I expect to run into is Cooper Sinclaire.

Apparently, he's some big shot NHL player that got into trouble and was sent here as punishment to teach freshmen how to ice skate.

Including me.

He's rude, arrogant, and cruel… and I don't understand why. He even made another skater cry because he's unnecessarily insulting.

All I want is to fall in love.

I want to meet Prince Charming and fall in love and all the things that go with that.

And I think I have.

Zach is the skate guy, a frat boy, and drop dead gorgeous. When he invites me to a party, I'm over the moon.

This is it.

Until everything goes horribly wrong.

And the person who's there for me is Cooper himself.

I thought he was a monster… but I realize he's so much more than that.

Boots　Scars is a stand-alone revenge dark hockey romance featuring a tortured older Alpha hockey player and the unassuming innocent who is absolute romantic sunshine to his angsty grumpy. It has a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger.