Lily Parker knows better than to trust Daniel Brooks. The charming Chicago Titans winger has already kissed her, lied to her, and disappeared when she needed the truth. When he steals her keycard during another dangerously convincing kiss, Lily believes he has used her again-until someone accesses confidential medical records under her name and frames them both for betraying their rival teams.
With Daniel facing suspension and Lily's career hanging by a thread, they are forced to pretend their relationship is real while secretly investigating the person selling private player information. Public kisses, staged dates, shared hotel rooms, and constant proximity blur every boundary between hatred and desire. Daniel's reckless smile hides grief, obsession, and a man falling far harder than Lily is prepared to believe.
As threats close around them and their fake relationship becomes painfully real, Lily must decide whether Daniel is another man using her family name-or the only person willing to sacrifice everything to protect her freedom. Daniel has spent his life hiding behind charm, but keeping Lily will require the one thing that terrifies him most: telling the truth before another reckless kiss destroys them both.