The Illusion of Control

KELLAN’S POV

Control, I had always believed, was something I possessed.

It was not something I struggled for, nor something I lost easily. It was a constant part of my life. A discipline. A part of who I was, both on and off the ice.

But as I stood there, Piper’s breath still uneven against mine, her presence still lingering far too close, I realized that control, like everything else in my life l