Emma Rogers Offside Protector: An Enemies-to-Lovers MM Hockey Romance (The Off Limits Hockey Series - Book 2)

He's the one man he vowed never to let back in. Now, he's his only shot at survival. Weston is known as the locker room clown-the bright, energetic spark of his hockey team who never takes anything too seriously. He lives for the ice, the fans, and the easy thrill of the game. But when a dangerous threat emerges from the shadows and breaches his carefully constructed world, everything changes. He needs a protector. Unfortunately, the only man capable of keeping him alive is the one who broke his heart. Declan Sterling is a lethal, calculating professional. As a high-end bodyguard, he has spent the last ten years thinking protection was strictly about distance, silence, and the tactical elimination of variables. He operates in the dark so his clients can live in the light. He definitely did not plan on being trapped in an isolated Adirondack cabin with the one man who makes him lose his iron-clad control. Their arrangement is supposed to be simple: close protection, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Keep Weston breathing. Keep the perimeter secure. But when the man you hate is sleeping just down the hall-and sometimes in the exact same bed-those old lines blur faster than a slap shot. Every tense touch, forced proximity, and charged silence proves that the explosive chemistry they ignored for years is now a dangerous game they can't stop playing. Declan thinks he can protect Weston without breaking his own cardinal rules. But in a game this personal, the rules don't apply. And this time, Declan isn't just guarding a client; he's fighting for the man he loves. Offside Protector is a high-angst, high-heat MM sports romance. It features intense tension, a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, forced proximity, the one-bed trope, and a fiercely protective alpha who will burn the world down for his bright, energetic hockey star. This is the second book in the Off Limits Hockey Series but can be enjoyed as a standalone. For readers interested in: MM Sports/Hockey Romance Grumpy x Sunshine Forced Proximity Bodyguard / Protector Enemies-to-Lovers / Second Chance Only One Bed Hurt/Comfort Protective Alpha / "Who Did This To You?"