Falling in love was easy. Following my heart seemed impossible.

When I left for college, I thought I was finally free from my father's tyranny. I fell head over heels for the school's star quarterback, Landon Jacobs, but when he got drafted by a team a thousand miles away, I was too scared to follow him.

Two years later, I was forced to move back home, and my father made it clear that the consequences would be brutal if I "defiled myself" with any of the players he coached.

I thought obeying him would be easy...until I walked right into Landon on the first day of training camp.

I knew I should keep my distance – for both our sakes. But how was I supposed to do that when Landon's arms were the only place I'd ever truly felt safe?

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