Misconducts & Temptation

She's being sold to the highest bidder. He needs a wife—fast.Elodie Hale has spent her life surviving. A scholarship student at Crestwood Academy. A servant in her own home.And now?A bargaining chip.When her stepmother arranges her marriage to a man old enough to be her father, Elodie knows one thing—she needs to escape. Now.Keaton Douglas has his own problem. An empire to inherit. A father who controls everything. And a forced engagement to a woman he despises.So he makes a different choice.A reckless one.A dangerous one.He offers Elodie a deal: Marry him instead.It's supposed to be simple.A contract.A way out for both of them.But nothing about Elodie is simple.Not her innocence. Not her defiance. And definitely not the way she looks at him—like she sees something worth saving.What starts as a bargain quickly turns into something far more dangerous.Because Keaton doesn't just want her cooperation.He wants her.Misconducts & Temptation is a stand-alone dark hockey romance featuring a possessive, untamed alpha determined to rewrite his fate and the defiant, resilient heroine who forces him to fight for something real. It has a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger.