Joey Parker

CharlieI’m tired.My life has been filled with disappointments, sadness, and pain.I’m hated by everyone besides my best friend. Until the captain of the hockey team falls on top of me. His eyes are as blue as the ice he plays on, and his smile fills me with warmth I’ve never felt before.Shane Hawkins.The man everyone’s friends with, now has me in his sights and he’s not showing any signs of letting me go. Even through my anxiety and messed up mind, he’s still there.And I don’t understand why.But it doesn’t matter. Everyone leaves me when the monsters in my head become too loud.ShaneWhen I started at Gannon University, my main goal was to focus on hockey and be drafted into the NHL.But that all changed the day I collided with the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. His golden-brown eyes held such sadness and pain that I couldn’t rest until I saw him again.Charlie Alexander.The gifted artist with a mind full of demons and a secret I want to uncover.He tries to hide them from me, but I see him. His struggle ignites my instinct to protect him.When he returns from a trip home, broken and bloody, I do everything I can to show him the goodness in life.But sometimes that’s not enough.