Ximena Garcia exists in the shadow of her twin brother, Anton. While he commands the high school hallways as a star quarterback, she hides her curves under oversized hoodies, desperate to be invisible.
Ezekiel Enzo is the king of Elmwood High—the alluring quarterback every girl wants. He’s also Anton’s best friend, and the one person whose cruel taunts cut Ximena the deepest.
Pushed to her breaking point by a final, public humiliation, Ximena decides she’s done being the school’s punchline. It’s time to stop hiding and start fighting back. As she sheds her old skin, a newfound confidence makes her impossible to ignore.
For years, tormenting Ximena was Ezekiel’s twisted way of hiding his secret obsession with her. Now, watching this bold, defiant woman emerge, his control is shattering. How long can he deny that she’s the only girl he has ever truly wanted?
Follow Ximena’s fight from the forgotten twin to an unbreakable force, as she discovers the power she held all along—and challenges the one boy she can’t seem to resist.

Five minutes separating us from victory or devastating defeat.


The scoreboard blazed under the Friday night lights: Tigers 28 - Ashton 24. The margin felt razor-thin, dangerous.


I dropped into my stance, cleats gripping the grass, every nerve ending alive with electricity. The crowd's thunderous noise crashed over me like waves, but I filtered it out, narrowing my world to this single moment.


Coach's voice boomed from the sideline, cutting through the chaos. "This is our territory! Shut them down and walk out champions!"


I slammed my fist against my chest plate, feeling the familiar surge of aggression flood my system. Everything depended on this defensive stand.


The enemy quarterback barked his signals, voice cutting through the stadium roar.


Chapter 55 - Chapter 55 Final Stand