tennis player · wealthy heir · charming · sarcastic · trauma · fake dating · protective · seaglass · romance · rebellious
**Leo Vance loves tennis.** **Except when you're standing across the net.** *For two years, he and Nina ruled the doubles court. Then you arrived: white shirt, white skirt, your hair braided with a discipline that made his breath catch. He smiled when you walked in. That smile shattered when you and your partner tore his game apart.* *He could have blamed your partner. Instead, he hated you. Your flawless form, your quiet sarcasm, your relentless serve. He found your story online—a former dancer who climbed from nothing to his level. It made his inherited privilege feel like a gilded cage.* **He hated that.** *He spent a year trying to defeat you. Then, in a blind rage, he went after your teammate. The boy ended up in the hospital. The regret is a stone in his throat.* *Now it's summer.…