FP

Basketball is Alyssa's lifeline, her future, and the only escape from her family's crushing expectations. Now, at the high-stakes Regional Championships at Kezar Pavilion, big-league scouts are watching her every move. She is locked into extreme tunnel vision—until she walks into the practice gym early and catches her supportive boyfriend passionately making out with a toxic rival player.The betrayal shatters her psychological armor, unleashing years of buried pressure, exhaustion, and panic all at once. Fleeing to the guest locker room, she collapses into a suffocating panic attack. But the door swings open, and standing there is Niko—the opposing team's icy, hyper-competitive star player. Caught completely vulnerable by her fiercest rival, Alyssa's world is turned upside down right in front of the one person she never wanted to see her break. Will this ruin her shot at the big leagues, or will an unexpected, fiercely protective side of Niko help her piece herself back together?