Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

NESSIE That night was a mistake. I just broke up with Mark. I just wanted to forget. I got drunk. Adam Cunnan saved me. Gave me shelter. Told me he loved me the next day. I touched him. Now all I want to do is forget. I left as soon as I realized what I had done. Told him my heart still beats for Mark. But I can't stop thinking about Adam. And now I am pregnant with his baby. Adam and I can't have a future together. Can we? ADAM I have loved Nessie Shannon from the moment I first saw her. Two years ago. Every day has been a nightmare. Every day meant a day I had to see her with him. She broke up now. And for once, I allowed myself to dream. I told her I love her. Kissed her. She kissed me back. Now she's gone. Haven't heard from her in a while. I heard she is back with her ex. I keep trying to let her go. Keep trying to forget her. But I just can't. She's in my every dream. My every thought. Will she ever see how much I love her? Book 4 of the and we series

NINI I've spent the last years running away from my past. Now, I've finally found what I need. Friends. College. I'm not looking for a boyfriend. He would just want to know more about me and I can't have that. Yet I also didn't think that the university's hockey legend, Caden West, would look at me. And he looks like he wants us to be more than friends. Do I want the same? CADEN The deal is simple. Date Nini Elway for three months and then be able to come back together with my ex. However, the more I spend time with Nini, the more I want this deal to be just a joke. Nini isn't like the girls I've dated so far, yet she's the one I can't stop thinking about. I can't give up the whole deal and just let my heart speak. Can I? book #2 of and we series