Hold Me Closer

Shes a pop star. Hes trouble in a jersey. But the world doesnt know anything about who theyve always been together…

Growing up, my biggest dream was to marry my best friend, Teo Kirby. Life had other plans—or he did, anyway. His perfect future involved football, not his curvy best friend.

He broke my heart…and a horrific accident destroyed my life.

Ive never been able to get past it. I dont think he has, either.

When we come face to face at my concert after six years, Teo swears I dont know the full story. And he isnt the same boy I loved back then. This version of him is harder. Angrier. A tornado in a jersey.

And God help me, he still has the power to break me.

I shouldnt still care about him or the fact that his professional football career is on the line. The last thing I need is his tarnished reputation destroying mine. But when he tells the world that were dating Im just crazy enough to play along.

Im desperate enough to revel in his touch and drown in his kisses, too.

But I wasnt supposed to forgive him. I wasnt supposed to fall. And we werent supposed to find ourselves facing the same impossible choices we faced back then, either.

With the entire world watching, can we truly break free of the past, or are we destined to break all over again?