Just one night in Manchester. But they meet again under very different circumstances.

When 18 year old Rafe takes someone's life, the world he knows crumbles. His girlfriend, Paige, is the only one who knows the truth - and she's terrified. Together, they make a split-second decision: run. With nowhere to hide and nobody to trust, they leave behind everything they've ever known in search of freedom. But with all the weight of what Rafe has done pressing on them both, and the law hot on their trail, every moment becomes a dangerous game. As their love is tested by guilt, fear and the relentless pursuit of those who will stop at nothing to bring them back, Paige begins to question not just the man she's running with, but everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty and survival. In the end, the only question that remains is: can you outrun your past?

The Long Game is a slow-burn romance set in Barcelona, following FC Barcelona midfielder Pedri González and Elena Torres, the media-savvy younger sister of his best friend and teammate Ferran Torres. What starts as professional tension turns into a secret, emotional connection, complicated by Ferran's disapproval, media scrutiny, and personal struggles. As they navigate love under pressure-from viral interviews to emotional breakdowns, team dinners to public fallout-Pedri and Elena fight to protect something real. Through patience, loyalty, and quiet strength, they build a love worth risking everything for. In the end, they choose each other-fully, publicly, and forever.

𝐁. | ❛ god, i hope it all goes away . . . 'cause i can't fall in love with you, no matter how bad i want to. ❜ ⁰⁰ 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐄 © pedri gonzález x fem!oc 10 | 07 | 2024.

"I was promised to the devil. And now he wears a ring with my name on it." Lena Rossi grew up in luxury, far from the blood-soaked hands of the empire her father built - until the day he sold her off like a bargaining chip. To end a war, she's forced to marry Lorenzo Virtele - a cold-blooded mafia heir with a stare that burns and a touch that bruises. Ruthless. Possessive. Untouchable. Lena hates everything he stands for. But hate gets complicated when the nights turn heated, the lines blur, and the man she's been told to fear begins to unravel in front of her. She was supposed to be his pawn. He never expected her to be his match. In a world of secrets, violence, and twisted desire - love isn't soft. It's war. Forced marriage Enemies-to-lovers Slow-burn smut Dangerous men, deadly games She's his weakness. He might be her ruin. He may own her body. But she's coming for his soul.

𝑺𝑶 𝑺𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑳𝑬𝑻, 𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑶𝑶𝑵 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡; 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚-𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑶𝑶𝑵

When the daughter of a Portuguese man falls in love with a Spanish foot ball player, she has to make the decision between choosing the man who makes her happiest, or her stubborn father that doesn't believe in love.

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 she's a law student who doesn't have time for footballers. he's barcelona's golden boy who keeps showing up for iced americanos - and maybe for her. it starts with coffee, but it doesn't end there.

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫-𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐀𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 '𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨', 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

when a scandalous night out turns into a full-blown media frenzy, barcelona's soccer star pedri and model maria alfaro find themselves thrust into the most awkward relationship of their lives: a carefully orchestrated fake romance meant to save their reputations. the catch? they barely know each other and the universe seems determined to throw them into ridiculously intimate and hilariously uncomfortable situations at every turn. between public appearances, nosy friends, relentless paparazzi, and their own growing feelings, maria and pedri have to navigate the chaos without completely losing it - or each other. will they survive the fake relationship, or will pretending to date turn into something far more complicated... and far more real?