Mine to Mark

She wants the armband. The other wants the spotlight. Neither is giving an inch.

Marisol "Mari" Vega has captained the Port Alder Tide for five seasons. She runs the back line like a locked door, trusts no one with her heart, and has one hard rule after a closeted ex used her for two years and then denied her publicly: never be anyone's secret again.

Then the Tide signs Joss Calloway, the league's most dangerous striker, a cocky, fearless scorer with a reputation she's trying to outrun and a transfer fee that threatens Mari's armband and her final contract year.

The club's new "Unity Program" pairs captain and star striker as road roommates for the entire away season. Ten cities. Ten hotel rooms. One bed when the booking goes wrong, which it will.

On the pitch, Mari marks Joss so tightly it feels like a claim. Joss gives it right back: every tackle, every smirk, every late-night text that says you were looking at my mouth in the tunnel. Off it, the tension snaps. The one rule that matters is also the one neither of them can keep: no one finds out.

But Mari's done hiding. And Joss has a secret of her own that could cost them both everything.

Playing for the title is easy. Playing for each other is the risk.

Heat level: very high. Explicit, graphic sexual content between consenting adult women throughout. 18+ readers only.

Tropes: Rivals to Lovers • Forced Proximity • Sports Romance • Captain/Star Player • Possessive & Playful • Lesbian Romance • HEA