Beneath the Bleachers

Aki Sorianos doesn't do boys like Matteo anymore.
Popular. Closet-bound. The kind that looks at you like you matter-then disappears when the lights come on.

So when Aki discovers a secret refuge under the school bleachers, he's annoyed to find he's not alone. Matteo Dela Cruz-star shooting guard, smoldering glare, fists full of anger-has been hiding there, too.

They don't talk.

They barely look.

But tension is louder than words, and shadows don't lie.

As late-night practices and bruised emotions blur the lines between enemy and something more, both boys are forced to face what they're really running from.

Love doesn't always begin with a kiss.
Sometimes, it starts with silence.