My only job was to fix him. Jaxon Ryder''the arrogant, All-Star quarterback with a recurring shoulder injury and a self-destructive streak that could torpedo his NFL dreams. I was the sports med intern, the rule-follower, the one person on this football-obsessed campus who was supposed to be off-limits.
But I saw the man behind the myth. The broken soul behind the god-like body. And I crossed a line.
Now, our stolen moments in darkened locker rooms and secret, desperate encounters are the only thing keeping us afloat. He’s my patient. My obsession. My ruin.
He thinks he’s protecting his future by keeping me a secret. He doesn’t understand. The star quarterback doesn’t have everything to lose.
I do.
But I saw the man behind the myth. The broken soul behind the god-like body. And I crossed a line.
Now, our stolen moments in darkened locker rooms and secret, desperate encounters are the only thing keeping us afloat. He’s my patient. My obsession. My ruin.
He thinks he’s protecting his future by keeping me a secret. He doesn’t understand. The star quarterback doesn’t have everything to lose.
I do.