Lucas Holt has spent years building walls around his heart after the betrayals that nearly cost him his career. Now the only thing that cracks them is Rosamund Grier, the contract negotiator who challenges him at every turn with her steady refusal to submit.

In the equipment room at dusk, he issues his order with the same authority he uses on the field. She will be his completely. She does not say yes, and she does not leave. Every meeting since has ended the same way. The quarterback who owns the game now demands to own her, and the question of how much she will give hangs between them like a threat.