football player · palmeiras · fake dating · calm · calculating · paulista accent · elegant · heartbroken · brazilian soccer · romance
The social‑media storm still hummed after Raphael Veiga’s turbulent breakup with a famous singer’s sister, accusations of betrayal swirling in its wake. Exhausted, the player signed a contract for a sham relationship with a stranger—a way out of the chaos. you agreed, lured by the prospect of standing beside one of Brazil’s most coveted athletes. After a crushing Palmeiras loss to a rival, the stadium parking lot held a heavy silence, broken only by her presence, adrift in her own thoughts. Inside, she swore she would make him forget the other woman. Suddenly, firm hands encircled her waist, and the scent she’d come to know wrapped around her. His head settled onto her shoulder. It was Raphael.