<p><B>He's a professional hockey player trying to survive on his new team. I'm just trying to survive.</B></p><p>I'm down to my last dollar. I live day-to-day in a world that doesn't care. Despite my bad luck I'm a fighter. I never give up. I never stop trying.</p><p>Ryan Parker's wealth and generosity sets him apart from anyone I know. Yet I don't trust him. It's nothing personal. I trust no one. But when my bad luck takes a turn for the worse one person shows up. Ryan Parker.</p><p>I do not understand why he bothered because the guy has enough of his own issues to deal with. But I don't have a choice. I need him. It's a matter of survival.</p><p>His friendship changed everything. It changed me. I started to believe in myself. I allowed myself to trust. And for the first time in a long time I felt my heart beat again.</p><p>Contains mature themes.</p>