Becca I hated before I loved.
It is a best friend\'s brother, second chance, enemies to lovers romance with sports themes..
Beneath the Stands is the second interconnected standalone in The Sugarlake Series, and can be read without reading the others.
After all, she\'s the one who lights my fire, and I always chase the match.
And everything goes up in flames.
Until finally, I\'m home.
Forgetting the heat and embracing the cold.
I\'ve learned to live in the shade.
The one who blazes like the sun.
My sister\'s best friend.
Off-limits.
She\'s forbidden.
There\'s a thin line between love and hate, but I stopped playing in-bounds years ago.
And the only woman I\'ve ever seen is the one that I resent.
I left and then I loved.
Eli I lost before I left.
After all, nothing secret stays hidden for long.
And everything comes crashing down.
Until one day, he does.
Craving his touch, but relieved he never comes home.
I\'ve learned to live in the ghost of his memory.
One I\'m determined to take to my grave.
My biggest secret.
Off-limits.
He\'s forbidden.
Temptation is the Devil\'s candy, but I lost my faith in God years ago.
And the only man I\'ve ever wanted is the one out of reach.
I loved and then I lost.
Becca I hated before I loved