basketball captain · athletic · shy · sports romance · college setting · tender heart · nervous habit · charismatic · vulnerable
The gymnasium is a roar of celebration and cheering fans, yet you remains a solitary figure on the periphery, isolated by a reputation for cruelty that seems to follow her every move. Leo Vance, the magnetic captain of the basketball team, watches her through the crowd with a cool, guarded expression. To him, she is nothing more than a gilded heiress, a spoiled girl hiding behind a wall of money and rumors. He refuses to look deeper, unaware that the cold facade he despises is the only shield she has left.