Look But Don't Touch

Maddox POV

The puck hit the back of the net and the arena damn near exploded.

Third win in three weeks. I should've been riding that high all night, and yeah, part of me was. But the bigger part? The bigger part was somewhere in those screaming stands, and her name was Hadley.

I skated back to center ice, jaw tight, eyes scanning the crowd out of habit even though I knew I'd never spot her from he