This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

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One career-ending injury. One strict athletic trainer. One line they swore they'd never cross.

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Dylan Mercer has one job on the ice: protect his team. As an NHL enforcer, his worth is measured in penalty minutes and bruised knuckles. But when a devastating hit shatters his knee, his entire identity goes up in smoke. Benched, broken, and secretly terrified of being abandoned when he's no longer useful, Dylan hides behind a wall of sarcasm and stoicism.

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Evan Li doesn't do feelings; he does data. As the team's head athletic trainer, Evan relies on strict, forty-seven-page rehab protocols to keep his players in line and his own guilt over a past career-ending injury at bay. He is clinical, detached, and exactly what Dylan needs to get back on the ice.

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But as grueling hours of physical therapy bleed into late-night rehab sessions, the rigid boundaries between patient and trainer begin to blur. What starts as a clinical touch—goniometer readings, quad sets, and aquatic therapy in the pool—ignites a slow-burning, undeniable tension. Evan is determined to fix Dylan's body, but he wasn't prepared for the massive, wounded enforcer to break down his carefully constructed walls.

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With Dylan's career and Evan's professional ethics on the line, giving in to their desires could cost them both everything. But some bonds are too strong to be benched.

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Benched and Bonded is a high-heat, deeply emotional MM hockey romance featuring forced proximity, intense hurt/comfort, and a hard-won happily ever after.

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Benched and Bonded

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