Layton craves success. Adler longs for family. Can love give them both what they need?

Layton Foxx has worked relentlessly for everything he has—his career, condo, and hard-earned independence. After enduring tragedy, he's convinced love is a distraction he doesn't need. He's too focused and too careful to let anyone in. Then he crosses paths with Adler Lockhart, the charismatic, irresistible winger for the Harrisburg Railers, and suddenly, love is impossible to ignore.

Adler Lockhart has always lived a life of privilege—cars, luxury homes, an Ivy League education, all handed to him without question. Yet, the one thing he's never had is the love of a caring family or the devotion of a good man. Then Layton walks into his world, guarded and driven, and Adler falls so fast it makes his head spin. Layton is everything Adler never knew he was looking for—brilliant, determined, and fiercely independent.

But Layton keeps him at arm's length, refusing to believe someone like Adler could be serious about him. So Adler does what he does best—he goes all in. Grand gestures, small gifts, endless teasing, and showing up even when Layton insists he shouldn't. Adler is relentless, determined to prove that love isn't a weakness—it's what Layton deserves most. Now, he just has to convince Layton to take a chance on them.