The Fakeout Forward

A fake marriage was never supposed to become my forever.
Especially not with Liam Carter.
Portland's golden soccer star.
The man grieving his sister.
The man raising the little girl who stole my heart.
And the man I was only supposed to marry on paper.
It was meant to be temporary.
One year.
One contract.
One promise that neither of us would make it real.
But somewhere between bedtime stories...
paint-stained hands...
and a little girl who started calling us home...
we stopped pretending.
Now the season is ending.
A dream transfer could take him across the world.
And one secret choice could break all three of our hearts.
Because sometimes the hardest promise isn't saying I love you.
It's choosing to stay.