Brace and Chase by Hinsel Meyer

What happens when rivals have to work together to earn their spot on the team back?

SANTA
Charlie Heart is many things:
An annoyingly good hockey player.
The man who the media has pitted me against our whole careers.
My rival.
The only person I truly hate in the world.
And now apparently, my newest teammate.
Also, I don’t care what his nickname is, he’s the opposite of a sweetheart, and I will never let him become a true Pirate.

CHARLIE
Nikolay Brotnik is a confusing man:
Why is his nickname Santa when he’s the most intimidating and feared man in the league?
Does he ever smile in a nice way?
Why does he never talk to the media or the fans?
What have I ever done to him to deserve his icy glares that leave me feeling like a frozen corpse?
Will he hate me even more when he finds out the real reason I was chosen to play for his team?
Or will he finally see that, for the first time ever, I’m on his team?