Jon Paul Dumont is everything I was warned about in this league—talented, entitled, and fully aware of both.
The NHLs favorite bad boy has left a trail of broken hearts from Montreal to San Diego, and a year ago, I was stupid enough to become one of them.
Now hes signed with my fathers team, the Seattle Hawkeyes, attempting a comeback after a career-threatening injury and a DUI charge that got him dropped from the Blue Devils. As the GMs assistant, Ive spent four years building my reputation as more than just Coach Wrenleys daughter.
Id like to pretend that my past hasnt...
Jon Paul Dumont is everything I was warned about in this league—talented, entitled, and fully aware of both.
The NHLs favorite bad boy has left a trail of broken hearts from Montreal to San Diego, and a year ago, I was stupid enough to become one of them.
Now hes signed with my fathers team, the Seattle Hawkeyes, attempting a comeback after a career-threatening injury and a DUI charge that got him dropped from the Blue Devils. As the GMs assistant, Ive spent four years building my reputation as more than just Coach Wrenleys daughter.
Id like to pretend that my past hasnt just skated back into my life in a Hawkeyes jersey, but the universe has other plans. Now were paired together on the teams biggest charity event of the year, and suddenly Im forced to confront not only JP, but all the reasons I fell for him in the first place—his perfect smile, his infuriating habit of speaking French when he knows I dont understand, and the way he brings me coffee just the way I like it.
He claims theres more to the story of why he disappeared that night, and the way he looks at me makes me want to believe him, but I learned the hard way that players like JP Dumont dont change.
When he challenges me to a bet—three shots on goal for the chance to prove hes not the player everyone thinks he is—I know I should walk away. But with the whole team watching, my pride on the line, and my heart refusing to listen to reason, I realize Im in danger of making the same mistake twice.
Because this time, JP Dumont isnt just playing for keeps—hes playing for me.
