Off-Side

She lost her career to an injury.
He’s fighting to reclaim his.
Falling for each other breaks every rule.

Rosalie
I lost my dream of becoming a professional ballerina at seventeen. Ever since, I’ve been trying to pick up the shattered pieces of my life and build something new.
The last complication I need is Derek. My brother’s teammate, the star striker everyone loves to talk about, and the one man Aaron has made very clear is off-limits.

But when Derek suffers a devastating injury that threatens his career, I can’t stop myself from stepping in. At first it’s just company and cupcakes. Then it becomes private Pilates sessions, late-night phone calls, and quiet moments where he lets me see the pieces he hides from everyone else.
Two broken athletes. Two shattered dreams. One connection neither of us expected.
And somewhere between the stretches, the teasing, the soft confessions, I fall for him.
I know I shouldn’t want my brother’s teammate.
But Derek sees me in a way no one else ever has and makes me believe that losing ballet wasn’t the end of my story.

It was just the beginning of ours.

A forbidden sports romance full of slow-burn tension, secret chemistry, emotional healing, and two athletes fighting for their second chance on and off the field. Perfect for fans of closed-door tenderness, open-door longing, and brother’s-teammate chaos.