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    Ilya is nearing retirement and a serious injury catapults him out of hockey for a year. What will he and Shane do with this new found freedom of time?

    OR: Shane and Ilya decide to have a baby via surrogate and hop on the rollercoaster of parenthood.

    WARNING: this takes place after The Long Game and contains references to spoilers for that book, so beware! Mostly Cannon compliant but I forgot Anya 😭

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    20 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 47

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    Their daughter has become a toddler, and Shane and Ilya are settling into a far more domestic life than the one they knew before.

    It's everything they've ever wanted, and absolutely amazing, but life has a way of bringing old problems back around when you're least expecting it.

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    19 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 19

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    Ilya missed his Mama.

    He missed his Mama all the time, every day, but especially on days like this when his head was filled with thoughts of the life she should have lived.

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    On the anniversary of meeting Yuna and David for the first time, Ilya contemplates how his Mama would have fit into the life he has now. Shane and their daughter are there for him as he sits with his grief.

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    15 Mar 2026

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    “This will not be easy,” Ilya warned, absently touching Shane’s freckles as he always did when he was particularly stressed. “My brother didn’t name me as a guardian, and Russia will not be too happy to give one of their citizens over to someone who famously married another man.” He let his head fall back against the headboard. “And the media will be insufferable.”

    Shane nodded. Yes, this entire situation would be a fight…and, even if they won, this little girl may not be pleased to go with them.

    “And if she stays with Polina?” he asked cautiously. “What would that mean for her?”

    Ilya wrinkled his nose. “Nothing good,” he finally admitted.

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    When Shane and Ilya pictured kids they did not necessarily imagine fighting all of Russia to get custody of Ilya’s recently orphaned niece, who is traumatized, prickly, and raised by the laws of her country. Alas, neither Ilya nor Shane could be accused of doing things the easy way.

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    15 Mar 2026

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    Shane and Ilya have built a full life together: illustrious careers, a solid marriage, and a carefully guarded hope for what comes next.

    An adoption fair forces them to confront the quiet grief, compromises, and unspoken fears that have shaped their journey so far.

    Their story unfolds in the tender, deeply human in-between moments, where love is steady, hope is complicated, and everything might be about to change.

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    13 Mar 2026