Pucked by the Captain

Updated Mar 22, 2026 • ~2 min read

She’s the team physical therapist healing his injury. He’s the hockey captain who claims he doesn’t do relationships. Their arrangement: physical only, no feelings. The problem: he’s already falling, and she doesn’t know it yet.

💬 Summary:
Priya is professional, focused, and absolutely not interested in athletes—until she’s assigned to rehabilitate Carter Vaughn, captain of the Boston Blades and the most commitment-phobic player in the league. Their chemistry is immediate and impossible to ignore. When he suggests an arrangement—benefits without the relationship drama—she agrees, thinking she can keep her heart safe. But Carter is falling first and falling hard, even as he tells himself it’s just physical. Weeks of stolen moments, secret hookups, and growing intimacy blur every line they drew. When Priya realizes she wants more and Carter freezes, she walks away. Now he has to prove that the man who never wanted commitment wants forever—with her. But can she trust the player who’s broken every rule except the one about falling in love?

🎯 Tropes:
Sports Romance · Hockey Captain · Physical Therapist/Athlete · Friends with Benefits · He Falls First · Commitment-Phobe Hero · Forced Proximity · Workplace Tension · No Strings Attached (Until There Are) · Slow Burn → Steamy · Touch Her And Die · Groveling Hero · Second Chance · Career Risk

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