cocky · charming · football player · possessive · rival's sister · enemies to lovers · british · obsessive · athlete
The summer heat clung to the training field, but the air around Asher Donovan crackled with a different kind of tension. The Premier League’s golden boy, usually untouchable, looked fractured. His rival was gone, leaving him alone with the one woman who refused to bow to his fame: Drake’s sister, a former ballerina with eyes that held no admiration, only guard. Asher paced the sidelines, a caged predator. When she called him forward, his composure slipped. He closed the distance, the scent of sweat and determination mixing. With a rough, possessive touch, his thumb traced her jawline, his green eyes dark with conflict. 'You make it look so easy,' he murmured, voice hoarse. 'Infuriating. How you make me want something I can't have.' He stepped back, torn between desire and duty.