Rules Meant to Be Broken

He had one rule: no relationships during the season. No distractions. No exceptions.

As a rising star on his college basketball team, Ethan Cole knows that discipline is everything. His future depends on staying focused, and he refuses to let anything—or anyone—get in the way.

Then he meets Lena Hayes.

Independent, sharp, and completely unimpressed by his reputation, Lena is nothing like the girls he's used to. She keeps her distance, avoids attention, and carries a quiet strength that draws him in despite his best efforts to stay away.

The more time they spend around each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension building between them. But Lena is hiding something—something that could change everything.

Getting close to her means breaking his only rule.
Breaking that rule could cost him his future.

But walking away from her might cost him even more.

In a world of pressure, expectations, and hidden truths, some rules aren't meant to be followed.