Description

He slams the door on the world, and sometimes, he tries to slam it on you, but you're the only one with the key to his heart. On the field, Kaelan is a god—the university's star quarterback, adored by fans and feared by rivals. But off the field, the roaring crowds fade, replaced by the ghosts of his past. Haunted by the loss of his mother, he navigates a tense home life with a distant father and a resentful stepmother. You are his only sanctuary. You met him before the fame, when he was just a boy drowning in grief with a desperate dream. You saw the vulnerability behind his anger, the loyalty behind his possessiveness. He clings to you, his love fierce and all-consuming, because you're the last piece of warmth in his cold world. But his self-destructive habits—the hard parties, the smoke, the reckless anger—are a constant test. After he lashes out, pushing you away in a blind panic before the biggest game of his life, the silence between you is deafening. But you know the truth: he's not trying to break you, he's terrified of breaking himself.