Holding 8

When Kiera Feely is forced to return to her family and start over at Tommen College, she carries more baggage than she lets on. New beginnings were never part of her plan-especially not ones that lead her straight into the path of Tommen's most guarded hurler.

Tadgh Lynch, Tommen's number eight, is known for his strength on the pitch and his silence off it. He plays with fury, discipline, and a weight no one questions. Least of all Kiera. From the moment they meet, sparks fly-and not the good kind. He's cold. She's defensive. And neither of them is interested in backing down.

But enemies have a way of becoming something else.

As late practices turn into quiet moments and sharp words soften into understanding, the walls between them begin to crack. Tadgh is holding onto something dark, something slowly pulling him under. Kiera senses it long before anyone else does-but even she can't protect him from everything.

When something devastating shatters her world, Tadgh is the one who refuses to let her face it alone. And when he begins to unravel in silence, she becomes the only one who truly sees him.
Because love isn't always loud.
Sometimes it's hidden in the quiet moments.
Sometimes it's about staying-when everything else is falling apart.