Defending The Edge: An Enemies-to-Lovers Protective Sports Romance (The Frost and Fury Book 7)

He’s the NHL's most ruthless enforcer. She’s the golden girl of figure skating with a shattered axis. When her world tries to break her, he’ll burn down the entire league to protect her. Calla Sterling just pulled off the impossible. With a Grade 2 ligament tear, a concrete immobility cast, and a toxic brother trying to sabotage her from behind the glass, she took the National Gold. But the adrenaline crash brings a terrifying new reality. The ice is clear, the season is over, and she is entirely at the mercy of the man who blew up his own hockey career just to hold her hand. Thorne Ledger doesn’t do regrets. He’s the captain of the Seattle Strikers, a six-foot-four enforcer built for violence and absolute control. When his front office threatened his captaincy to keep him away from Calla’s competition, Thorne didn’t blink. He handed over the 'C' and walked away. He didn't just clear the ice for her—he cleared her life of everyone who ever dared to hurt her. Now, trapped in a downtown penthouse while Calla recovers from the brutal physical toll of her free skate, the simmering, high-voltage tension between them finally snaps. Thorne isn't just fixing her muscles with midnight deep-tissue therapy anymore. He’s claiming every single inch of her. He’s arrogant. He’s lethal. And his devotion is completely unhinged. Calla spent twelve years being told she was fragile. But behind closed doors, under the scorching, heavy weight of a hockey enforcer who refuses to let her break, she’s about to find out exactly how strong she really is. Defending the Edge is the explosive, steamy, and deeply emotional Book 7 in the Frost and Fury series. It features a fiercely protective NHL captain, a resilient figure skater, high-heat forced proximity, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.