The Ice King’s Forbidden Muse

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How does one choose between a star and a legend?Everyone knows Maren Baring and Thayer Mercer belong together.They’ve been together since they were teenagers. He’s hockey’s golden boy, she’s the beautiful girl always by his side, and the media has already written their happily-ever-after.What they don’t know is that Maren was the reason Thayer became a star.A former ballet prodigy, Maren sees movement differently. She can read balance, anticipate shifts, spot weaknesses—and she used that gift to study Thayer’s opponents, feeding him the strategies that helped him rise to the top.She gave up her own dreams to build his.Until she overhears what he really thinks of her.To Thayer, she’s nothing more than a pretty face.So Maren walks away from the only love she’s ever known.Then Keir Sinclair comes calling.Hockey legend. Cold. Untouchable. And Thayer’s uncle.Keir has watched Maren from the shadows for years. He knows exactly what his nephew doesn’t: the girl everyone dismissed as an airhead is a brilliant strategist.And with his final championship within reach—and everything he built threatened by a hostile takeover—Keir needs her mind.He offers Maren a contract, his protection, and a chance to finally prove what she’s capable of.But the closer they work, the harder it becomes for Maren to ignore the man who sees her worth so clearly.Because everyone wants her back with Thayer.Her family. The press. The fans. The boy she once planned to spend forever with.And choosing Keir?That would mean choosing the one man she should never want.The star everyone expects her to love…or the legend who taught her what she’s worth?

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