Max is a hockey player, in fact he’s the captain of the team. He was recruited after college and has played for this one team his whole career. Max is sexually confused. He interacts with both men and women but he can’t picture himself long term with a woman and he is too afraid to come out as gay. Max had a relationship with a male friend while in high school but it ended badly. Luca works as a bodyguard for the hockey team that Max plays for. Luca is obsessed with Max. He fantasizes about him. He hooks up with men and makes them wear Max’s jersey. He is truly pining for him. Now after Max is attacked when going with a woman to a hotel, Luca becomes his personal bodyguard living in his house and sleeping in his hotel room when the team travels. This is Luca’s personal nightmare, he’s close to Max but he can’t cross the line because he’s his bodyguard. Luca was in the mafia but he escaped after his wife and son died because they tried to kill him. He only plans to work with this team until the end of the year so he can get his bonus and move on. Now this story isn’t just about twos men who are attracted to each but there is this whole aspect of the mafia and are they after Max or Luca? Max has some dark issues he needs to deal with. This story had some great angst especially with Luca wanting Max so bad. This book was very spicy and it was so good. I loved these two strong men who truly both just looking for love and acceptance. Great story and romance.