A Game of Ruck

She bought him for a night. He’s about to change her life.

Luca Moretti walked away from his family’s millions to prove he could make it on his own terms—as a professional rugby player, not some heir with a silver spoon and a trust fund. He doesn’t do media stunts, small talk, or smiling for the cameras. Especially not when it involves a charity bachelor auction where he’s expected to flash his abs and flirt for a cause.

The last thing he expects is to be “won” by a woman who couldn’t care less about his name, his muscles, or his bank account.

Annabeth Martinez doesn’t do athletes. And she definitely doesn’t do arrogant pretty boys who act like being desired is a burden. But when her best friend convinces her to bid—mostly out of spite—she ends up stuck on a date with a grumpy jock who clearly doesn’t want to be there either.

Except Luca might not be the spoiled rich boy she pegged him as.
And Annabeth? She’s everything he never saw coming—curvy, clever, and impossible to ignore.

Forced together by a fundraiser, they agree to keep things casual.

No strings. No feelings. No future.

But hearts don’t follow contracts—and in a game of ruck, someone’s bound to break the rules.