

But he should’ve been careful what he wished for, because now that he knows Grady is a big softie under that prickly shell, he’d rather keep Grady for himself. When the season starts and Grady accepts Max’s offer of help with finding someone to date for real, Max gets his wish.

Max has always wished Grady would relax a little.

But that doesn’t mean players from different teams can be together. Instead he hooks up with a guy who claims to hate him. Max Lockhart showed up thinking he was going to expose a fake. Apparently Max can goad him just as well off the ice as he can on it. So he can’t explain why he doesn’t walk away when his Grindr hookup-a guy who accused him of impersonating himself-turns out to be Max Lockhart, a rival player Grady once punched in the face. If you ask Grady Armstrong, the line’s as obvious as the one across the middle of a hockey rink. People say there’s a fine line between love and hate.
