The Girlfriend Contract

Emily Taylor has three rules: Don’t date athletes. Don’t trust a pretty face. Don’t repeat the mistakes that nearly cost her career. But when she’s assigned to rehabilitate Westview University’s most notorious lacrosse star, she’s forced to break all three. Noah Harris is talent wrapped in trouble, reckless, adored, and one scandal away from losing everything. With a season-threatening shoulder injury and the media circling like sharks, he’s given an ultimatum: Fix your image or lose your scholarship. The answer? A fake relationship with the brilliant, pink-loving sports rehab intern who can’t stand him. For Emily, it’s simple: Play the part. Follow the contract. Earn the once-in-a-generation Johns Hopkins recommendation that will define her future. Until she meets Noah’s stepbrother. Quiet where Noah is loud. Thoughtful where Noah is impulsive. A man who sees her ambition, not just her beauty and isn’t afraid to pursue her. Suddenly the fake boyfriend turns territorial. The teasing becomes charged. The lines blur. And touches meant only for the cameras start to feel dangerously real. When the contract is leaked, the fallout threatens Emily’s career, Noah’s future, and every fragile feeling between them. Now she must choose: The safe man who would never break her heart… or the broken one she was never meant to fall for. In a season full of injuries, rivalry, and lies, the most dangerous thing of all might be love.