Anchor

Charlotte Williamson had her whole life mapped out.

Arsenal. A home in North London. A ring hidden in the back of her sock drawer, waiting for the right night. A girlfriend she'd loved like certainty - like something solid she could build on. Everyone thought Charlotte was fearless on the pitch, golden girl confidence, captain energy... but off it? She clung to plans. Routines. The comfort of knowing what came next.

Until one night she comes home early - and everything ends in a single moment.

The kind of heartbreak that doesn't just hurt... it rewrites you.

The next morning, with her chest still aching and her world too loud to breathe in, Charlotte does the only thing she can think of: she asks for a transfer. A loan. Anywhere but here. Anywhere she won't have to walk past the café they loved, the street they promised forever on, the teammates who look at her like they know.

And then the email comes through.

FC Barcelona.

A new country. A new language. A new kit. A clean slate that feels terrifying and impossible - but also like the first real chance she's had to survive. Because in Barcelona, nobody knows the version of Charlotte who was about to propose.

They only know the footballer.

But healing isn't simple, and starting over doesn't mean the past stops chasing you. Especially when she meets someone who sees straight through her smile, and somehow-without trying-makes the world go quiet for the first time in her life.

Anchor is a story about losing everything you thought you wanted... and finding the one thing you didn't know you needed.