Breaking the game
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Last published Sun, Mar 2, 2025
Haider Carson has it all-captain of the football team, the admiration of his school, and a picture-perfect relationship with Grace Brooks, the cheer captain everyone envies. But when betrayal shatters his carefully built world, Haider is left questioning everything he thought he knew about love, loyalty, and himself.
Florence Thompson has spent years in Grace's shadow, playing the role of the perfect best friend while hiding the parts of herself that don't fit the image. When Haider and Grace's relationship implodes, Florence is caught in the crossfire, forced to confront the truth about her friendship, her identity, and the boy she never thought she'd fall for.
As tensions rise and secrets unravel, Haider and Florence find themselves drawn to each other in ways neither expected. But breaking free from the past isn't easy-especially when everyone is watching, waiting for them to fail.
In a world where image is everything, are they brave enough to choose something real?
"We were perfect on paper. The kind of couple people rooted for, admired, envied. But that's all it ever was-a perfect image. And the thing about perfect images? They shatter."
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