Wesley Miller lives for soccer. As captain of the Boston Tempest, she thrives on discipline and control, balancing the pressure of supporting her family with chasing a national team call-up. Distractions have no place in her world until her coach issues an ultimatum: prove she has a life beyond the pitch or lose her hard-earned captaincy.

Nathan Wilder, the golden boy of the Boston Blades, is in the worst slump of his career. His contract is on the line, and his confidence is slipping. When he wins a charity auction for a training session with Wesley, he expects a simple workout. Instead, it’s a brutal reset that reignites his edge on the ice.

Wesley needs a public relationship to protect her captaincy. Nathan needs more training sessions to save his season. The solution seems simple. Two months of fake dating, intense workouts, and a clean break before either of them gets distracted.

But chemistry like theirs doesn’t follow the playbook. The workouts run longer. The touches linger. Every glance sparks something neither of them expected. And what started as a calculated strategy starts to feel dangerously real.

His career is on thin ice. Her dreams are finally within reach. And they’re about to discover that the biggest plays of their lives might come with the assist.

Avery Holt lives by one simple rule: never let anyone get close enough to hurt her again. After learning the hard way that love always ends in pain, she’s focused on soccer and ignoring the hockey captain who reminds her far too much of the man who broke her.

Grayson Shaw is done chasing forever. After a string of failed relationships, he’s determined to figure out how to be happy on his own. It should be easy– until Avery crashes into his life. She’s guarded, stubborn, and determined to hate him, even though he gives her no reason to.

When their paths continue to collide, the line between irritation and attraction grows impossibly thin. Convinced their dislike for each other is enough to keep things simple, giving in just once seems harmless. Except once turns into twice. And twice turns into stolen moments, late-night conversations, and something neither of them ever saw coming.

As Avery’s walls begin to crack and the forever Grayson stopped hoping for suddenly seems possible, they’ll have to decide if they’re willing to risk their hearts again for something that could finally be different. Something real.

Because the hardest part of being on the breakaway is trusting someone enough to be beside you while you take the chance.