THE POINT GUARD AND THE PRINCESS

Charlotte

I came here for freedom. One year. That's all I asked for. One year to be normal before my life is no longer mine before I become a crown, a title, a responsibility I can't escape.

No rules.
No expectations.
No one watching my every move.

At least... that's what I thought. Then I met her. Kai Anderson.

She doesn't follow rules she makes them.
Cold. Controlled. Untouchable.

The kind of person you should stay far away from. But I can't.

I don't understand what I feel when I look at her.
It's not safe.
It's not simple.
And it's definitely not something my world would ever allow.

But for the first time in my life, I don't want to do what I'm supposed to.

I want her.

Kai

I don't do distractions.

Not relationships.
Not feelings.
Not anything that takes my focus off the game.

Basketball is everything.
It's control. It's escape. It's the only thing I need.

Until her. Charlotte.

She doesn't belong here.
You can see it in the way she moves, the way she talks like she's trying to hide something she doesn't know how to live without.

Soft. Quiet. Untouchable in a completely different way.

And I hate how fast I noticed.

Hate how I keep looking for her in every room.
Hate how I don't like when anyone else gets too close.
Hate how I can't seem to stay away.

She's not part of my plan.

And I don't lose control.

But something about her

Makes me want to.

Two worlds. One secret. A love that was never supposed to happen.

And once it starts?

Neither of them can walk away.