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    A simple weekend trip to visit Shane’s family turns out to be anything but when it’s clear Ilya isn’t feeling well. Cue the whole Hollander family stepping up to care for him.

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    18 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 64

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    When Shane ends in a coma after being checked by Maleou, Ilya faces being alone, pregnant with twins, with no Shane, no money, no friends, and no country.

    Winning the Stanley Cup isn’t on the table. A return to hockey even would be a miracle after the Raiders kicked him off the team. He must reclaim his stardom and find a new family in Ottawa.

    Ilya rebuilds his life, waiting for Shane to wake up.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    Ilya closes his eyes.
    He blinks back his tears. He wants to nod or shake his head or something, but he can't.
    This can't be happening.
    He blinks and blinks and blinks again but he's still in the hospital and he still feels like shit and his mom is dead and Shane is far away and he thinks he's depressed and there is something inside of him that he doesn't know what to do with.
    Fuck, he thinks, in russian and in english and in french, even. Fuck.

    Or, in 2020, Ilya has a (very) unplanned, (very) complicated pregnancy, Shane has to learn that sometimes things don't work out the way he planned, and some other things. Set in The Long Game, kind of.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    After Shane suffers another miscarriage, Ilya decides he’ll be the one to get pregnant this time to save Shane and their marriage. But to spare his husband more grief, Ilya vows to keep the secret entirely to himself until they clear the fragile thirteen-week milestone.

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    The screen lit up with Dr. Chen’s last text, sent hours ago: Call me when you’re ready. The offer still stands.

    Ilya stared at Dr. Chen’s message again, thumb hovering over the keyboard. He could still hear Shane’s voice, raw with grief—What if we’re not meant to be parents?—and the memory alone was enough to make his stomach twist.

    Ilya finally found his voice, rough with emotion. “My turn,” he whispered, the words a vow, a confession, and a promise, all in one.

    He typed…

    Ilya: I’m ready.

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    17 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 64

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    “So,” she says brightly, “congratulations.”

    Shane blinks. “On…?”

    “You’re pregnant,” she says, nodding at Ilya.

    The world tilts.

    Shane laughs, sharp and hysterical, before he can stop himself. “That’s not funny.”

    “I’m not joking,” the doctor says gently. “You’re approximately five weeks along.”

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    17 Jun 2026