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Ellis Vance is the star quarterback with a perfect arm and a perfectly ruined reputation. One more scandal, and he loses his scholarship, his draft prospects, and his future.
Maya Chen is the team's quiet, rule-following athletic trainer. She's one semester away from her dream internship-and she hates Ellis for the arrogant, reckless way he treats his body and his teammates.
When a viral video catches Ellis in another fight, his coach gives him an ultimatum: Clean up your image, or get benched. His desperate solution? A fake relationship with the one girl on campus who can't stand him-the girl everyone trusts.
Maya agrees, but only because Ellis holds the power to save her brother's scholarship too. Her rules? Strictly professional. No feelings. No real kisses. And absolutely no falling.
But between the late-night "practice sessions," the fake dates that feel painfully real, and the way Ellis looks at her like she's the only thing that makes sense, Maya's careful walls start to crack.
And when Ellis's biggest rival exposes their secret, they have to decide: Was this just a deal... or did they accidentally win the real thing?
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Main Characters:
· Ellis Vance (The Bad Boy): Cocky, charming, and hiding a traumatic family past that fuels his anger issues. Underneath the arrogance, he's fiercely protective and desperate to prove he's more than his father's son.
· Maya Chen (The Good Girl): Disciplined, ambitious, and carrying the weight of her family's expectations. She's a control freak who has never taken a risk in her life-until Ellis.