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He's the team's Hooker with a chip on his shoulder. She's their physical therapist—and strictly off-limits.Noah Walker doesn't do subtle. On the field or off. The Carolina Rovers' explosive Hooker is used to pain, pressure, and making things happen with brute force—and maybe that's why the team's new physical therapist, Chiara Giardino, drives him absolutely insane.She's calm, clinical, and completely uninterested in his usual charm—or his abs.Worse, she's got one rule.No dating athletes. Ever.But Noah's never been good at rules. Not when it comes to her.She's fire and ice, and every time her hands are on his body—for medical purposes, of course—he wants more. Wants her. And he's not above playing dirty to get it.Chiara didn't sign up for temptation in tight rugby shorts. She came to Consequence for a fresh start, a career upgrade, and absolutely no drama. But Noah Walker is a walking contradiction—gruff, loyal, unexpectedly sweet—and he's wearing her down.One collision. One kiss. One risky play.Suddenly, it's game on.And this time, the Hooker might lose his heart.