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    2014: Ilya Rozanov shocks the world and breaks Shane Hollander’s heart by disappearing without explanation, and without a goodbye kiss.

    2024: A devastating injury forces Shane to retire early, so he moves to a small town to coach girls hockey and figure out what the hell to do with the rest of his life.

    When recently divorced Ilya Rozanov walks into the rink with his twin girls, Shane has to decide if he’s brave enough to risk a second chance on a broken heart, and a rekindled romance with the first and only boy he ever loved.

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    “So.” Ilya cleared his throat. “Should we tell the girls their Papa and their coach used to date?”

    “We didn’t date. We hooked up a few times, then you disappeared.” Shane looked away to hide his heartbreak as he lied, “It doesn’t even matter. It’s not like I loved you or anything.”

    “No, of course not.” Ilya tried to smile through a lie of his own, “I didn’t love you either.”

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    18 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 74

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    Photos of Shane and Ilya are posted earlier in their career and everyone is wondering why the two rivals are together after a game. Que the commissioner calling saying that he doesn't care what they're doing but they need to be smart and crush any rumors that could "ruin their careers". Shane, still not comfortable with his sexuality, agrees, and Ilya goes along with it because he cares about Shane and, well Russia.

    The two go on their separate ways not talking outside of chirping on the ice and in interviews. Ilya still transfers to Ottawa because he wants to start new after leaving Russia behind following his father's passing.

    Shane continues to hide himself and is playing hard for Montreal to avoid his problems- to avoid thinking about Ilya. That's until he takes a hit on the ice that changes everything. His career is over and all Shane wants is more time.

    Shane is wallowing in his own pity when Ottawa calls. They want him to help coach the team. The only problem is that's where Ilya Rozanov is and Shane never stopped loving him.

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    14 Apr 2026

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    Ilya Rozanov is twenty years old when Svetlana calls to tell him she's pregnant. He is twenty-two when she dies, leaving him with two sons under the age of two, a promise he doesn't know how to keep, and Shane Hollander's number saved in his phone under a different name.

    or, a story about grief, fatherhood, and the long way back to yourself (and the man who has been waiting there the whole time).

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    12 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 82

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    If “don’t marry Svetlana” never happened.

    A canceled passport traps Ilya in a marriage he never wanted, while a lifetime of grief has led him down a path of self-destruction.

    But there is one truth that Ilya cannot outrun:

    Love is not a weakness— and only Hollander can help him believe it.

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    10 Apr 2026

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    Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov got married in secret and for two whole years, they lived their life quietly.

    They broke apart quietly, too.

    The worst part is that none of it feels right. Not their continued rivalry on the ice, not the divorce papers on Shane’s table, and definitely not the idea of saying goodbye. There are too many wounds untouched, too many things left unsaid, and too much love between them still.

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    09 Apr 2026