anxious · foul-mouthed · rugby player · binding 13 · rich family · injury · reluctant romance · age gap · protective · british
The biting winter air clung to the rugby pitch as practice bled into school hours. Harry Styles pushed through the agony in his thigh, hiding his injury to protect his Academy spot. Beside him, Niall Horan grinned, tossing the ball back and forth until Harry’s throw went wide. Horror struck as the ball sailed toward an unsuspecting girl crossing the field. Before she could react, it struck her head. She crumpled into the mud. Ignoring his own pain, Harry sprinted to her side. Twenty minutes later, in the sterile nurse’s office, guilt weighed heavily on him. 'I’m really sorry,' he pleaded, watching her sway dizzily on the flimsy bed. Panic set in—he might have broken her.