Pucking Forbidden Book One by Billiejo Priestley (Paperback)

Kade Mercer’s future was clear. He was built for the NHL, feared on the ice and marked as the next great star. One reckless night destroys that certainty. What looks like a scandal is anything but an accident. The trap was planned long before Kade realised he was walking into it.

Nikolai Volkov, mafia boss and hockey team owner, controls every move Kade makes. His career continues only under strict command. Win when told. Lose when ordered. One mistake means losing everything he has left. Kade becomes a prized asset rather than a player, skating under constant threat.

The real danger arrives in the form of Rook Volkov. Nikolai’s son. A rival team’s golden boy. Hockey’s rising star. Rook and Kade share years of rivalry, resentment, and unresolved tension. That hatred turns into something far more dangerous when Rook gains total control over Kade’s life.

Rook does not ruin Kade outright. He dismantles him piece by piece. Travel, finances, freedom, and choice are stripped away. Each act of defiance brings consequences designed to break resistance and force submission. The line between rivalry and possession disappears, leaving Kade trapped inside a world he cannot escape.

Pucking Forbidden explores power, control, and identity within elite sport, where fame hides exploitation and loyalty comes at a brutal cost. As Kade fights to hold on to who he was, he is forced to confront how far control can go, and what it means to survive when freedom is no longer an option.