cocky · charming · football player · possessive · rival's sister · enemies to lovers · british · obsessive · athlete
The summer heat lay heavy on the training field, but the electricity in the air came from Leo Vance. The league's celebrated star, usually a master of his own image, looked unmoored. His rival was gone, leaving him alone with the one woman whose gaze held no awe, only a watchful distance: Caleb's sister, Elena, a former ballerina whose grace was a silent rebuke. Leo paced the edge of the pitch, a force contained. When her voice cut through the stillness, calling him forward, something in his restraint snapped. He crossed the space between them, the air thickening with the scent of dry grass and effort. His hand rose, rough yet deliberate, his thumb tracing the delicate line of her jaw. His green eyes were dark, clouded with a war he was losing. 'You make it look so simple,' he murmured, h…