Enchanted by a Soccer Rival

For as long as I can remember, Rhys Montgomery has been the cocky soccer rival my brother expects me to hate.

When I embarrass myself in front of the boy I actually like, Rhys rescues the moment by declaring that I am his girlfriend.

The lie serves him too: he wants his ex-girlfriend to think he has moved on, while I would rather keep pretending than explain my humiliation.

So we strike a fake-dating deal—convince his friends the relationship is real, hide it from my brother, and end it when summer arrives.

Weeks of staged dates and careful flirting should be easy to survive, until the performance stops feeling like a performance.