OFFSIDE HEARTS: His Dr. Anchor

Chapter 3 The Threat

Word Count: 982 | Released on: 13/08/2026

ker room door

myself for the storm, my fingers grip

g it's my agent coming to tally up the mil

A calm, unfamili

crisp white shirt. Her dark hair is pulled back into a flawless, no-nonsense bun, and she carries a sleek digital tablet under her arm. H

eliberately use my size to crowd her space, stepping off the wooden bench until the clean,

She doesn't take a s

"I'm Dr. Maya Bennett. I'm the new head of sports psychology for Westbridge United." I let ou

oward me. A video loop plays the exact moment my fist collided with Julian Vance's jaw."You don't need a public re

in my throat. I step even closer, invading her personal space until she has to tilt her chin up to look into my eyes. "You don't know anythin

narrow, seeing straight through my anger to the hollow, terrifying fear underneath. "Maybe I don't exactly know what you are, Ethan," she sa

room, his face pale and his forehead slick with sweat. His phone is clutched so tightly in his hand that his knuckles have turned white. "Ethan!" he gasps. "Tha

in a relationship."

I bark out a disbelieving la

ting frantically between the psychologist and me. "With Dr

ave already signed the agreement." For a mom

says, lowering her gaze and nervous

Tell him I'd rather take the suspension. I am not parading around London with a shrink to

ey are activating the morality clause. They'll bench you for the rest of the season."Marcus says, stepping closer. "They'll take th

devoid of oxygen. Julian. Wearing my shirt, leading my team, and replacing me. The agg

es are calculating my every micro-expression. But I notice her knuckles are completely white where she grips her tablet. "I am tr

aking my voice ice-cold. "Let's get one thing straight, Doctor. This is strictly professional. I don't want you thinking you have

cking smile touches her lips, c

othly, her voice cutting like glass. "You are completely safe fr

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“"I don't care about your Number 9 jersey, Ethan. I signed a contract to save your career. I'm standing here because of the man hiding beneath it." Ethan Cross has everything the world envies. A record-breaking football career. Endless wealth. Global fame. But after a violent outburst explodes across live television, the man once worshipped as football's golden king becomes the sport's biggest scandal overnight. Sponsors disappear. Fans turn against him. One more mistake could cost him everything he's spent his life building. The club has one last solution. Dr. Maya Bennett. Brilliant. Unshakable. Impossible to intimidate. As one of the country's most respected sports psychologists, Maya has built her career on one simple rule: emotions are weaknesses waiting to be exploited. She refuses to be impressed by celebrity, power, or money. Until she receives an offer she cannot refuse. The club will fund the spinal surgery that could change her younger brother's life if she agrees to rehabilitate the most difficult player in professional football. When another scandal threatens to end Ethan's career for good, the club forces them into an arrangement neither of them wants. A fake relationship. One public image to protect. And one rule neither of them is allowed to break: Don't fall in love. But cameras only capture smiles. They don't see the panic attacks hidden behind Ethan's perfect image. They don't see Maya's own carefully buried scars. As jealous teammates, ruthless executives, and relentless media pressure close in around them, Ethan and Maya realize that the biggest threat to their carefully planned fake relationship isn't the headlines; it's what they're beginning to feel for each other. A dangerous attraction is growing between two people who promised themselves it wasn't real. Because sometimes the most dangerous thing an elite athlete can lose isn't the championship.”