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More Than A Game

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Reads 17,857
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Parts 72
Time 11h 43m

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Ever since witnessing the brutal attack on her brother, Carmen Richwald's days of desperately trying to piece back her life together are long gone when she finally seemed to convince herself that she has broken free from the fears that held back in life. 

When meeting the handsome and charismatic Australian Rules Footballer, Chad Wingard, she is lead to believe that he is the answer to finally find happiness in her life once and for all. When Carmen soon begins to find the memories of the horrifying night interfering with her life in ways she never expects, she soon starts to question if she's really had her life controlled in the first place. More problems start to arise when her friendship with Chad's teammate, Ollie Wines starts to grow into something more. Carmen is thrown on a rollercoaster through obsessed fans, media scrutiny and family relationship dramas. 

Will she be able to find her way around the complex lifestyle under the spotlight as a sports' star girlfriend or will the changes in her life cause her world to become shattered even more than it already had?

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Huda Mustafa never planned on becoming the girl everyone whispered about. She only wanted to live quietly in Barcelona, far away from the spotlight. But when her path collides with rising star Marc Guiu, the boy carrying the weight of Camp Nou on his shoulders, everything changes. He's chasing goals. She's running from secrets. And somehow, under the stadium lights, their worlds collide. But fame isn't forgiving, and love doesn't always play fair. Between jealousy, betrayal, and the pressure of an entire club watching their every move, Huda and Marc must decide- is their story worth the risk, or will the game tear them apart?

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