Timing the Play

BROCK I've perfected two things: catching impossible passes and making women lose their minds with just a smile. But Julia Buckingham? She's been ice-cold to me for months, and it's driving me absolutely insane. I should walk away—I've got plenty of other options. But there's something about her sass, her fire, the way she looks at me like I'm nothing special that makes me want her even more. I've never had to work this hard for a woman's attention, and damn if it isn't the biggest turn-on of my life. When I finally crack her armor, she throws me a curveball I never saw coming: one night, no strings, burn each other out and move on. Game on. But one scorching night becomes two. Then three. And suddenly we're both playing with fire in ways that terrify us. Because I've got demons that keep me from being the man she deserves—and unless I can face them, this explosive thing between us might be the only casualty when everything falls apart.