Cynthia is weeks away from the qualifiers for the highest honor in competitive colorguard, and she has one rule: zero distractions.

For years, Cynthia has lived for a single goal: claiming the coveted Valiant Golden Flag Trophy. With qualifiers around the corner, every sacrifice is focused on making the final stage. Nothing?and no one?will stand in her way.

Until she meets Hudson.

Hudson once dreamed of the NFL, until a devastating false allegation shattered his future. Having rebuilt his life from the ground up, he keeps his walls high and his heart guarded. But when he wanders into a gymnasium and sees Cynthia perform, her fierce dedication mirrors the elite drive he used to live by.

A brief, intense encounter leaves them both breathless?and without each other's names.

When fate throws them back together, the road to qualifiers turns cutthroat. Just as Cynthia pushes through the intense competition, a calculated campaign of sabotage strikes from the shadows?a blindside she never saw coming. With her qualifying spot under fire and her ultimate dream hanging in the balance, she must decide how far she's willing to go to win, and whether she can trust Hudson when the truth finally comes to light.

Discover a high-stakes, emotional contemporary romance filled with passion, intense rivalry, and the power of second chances.