Side by side
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Last published Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Alessia Russo is Arsenal's rising star. Emilia is a lawyer with a past she can't hide. When their worlds collide, the chemistry is impossible to ignore. From playful teasing to passionate intimacy, they navigate love, media scrutiny, and the pressures of professional soccer-learning that being side by side is the only way to survive the spotlight.
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In this story Alessia was born in 1998, she will be a year older than in real life! This is not based on real life, this is purely a story I have made up. ~~~~~ It has been 19 years since the famous twin sister of Alessia Russo, Cecilia Russo, went missing. Alessia is high in her career, recently making the move to arsenal from Manchester United. Alessia knows her parents are hiding something from her, ever since Cecilia disappeared, seemingly from planet earth. She feels like she cannot trust anyone close, all apart from her best friend Ella Toone. Alessia starts to give up hope on ever seeing her twin again, until a new face appears at Arsenal Women's training centre, Charlotte River. Alessia and Lottie avoid eachother instantly and seem to have a distance. Will Alessia ever see Cecilia again? Will the duo ever be Lia and Less again like when they were kids? Will Alessia figure out what her parents are hiding from her? Will she finally figure out the lies from 19 years ago?
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