The Offside Paradox

Damon Kovich, "The Wall," lives by numbers, routine, and an impenetrable defense. His one unpredictable variable? Jaxson Miller, the arrogant star forward whose smirk haunts his dreams and whose goals are a constant affront. For years, their fiery rivalry has fueled Damon’s game, a constant antagonism he thrives on.

But when a shocking trade forces them onto the same team, Damon’s carefully constructed world shatters. Jax’s behavior becomes a disorienting paradox—cold yet strangely protective, his barbs laced with unnerving, precise advice. As their on-ice tension bleeds into a volatile, secret affair, Damon finds himself irrevocably drawn to the man he loves to hate.

Then, the truth explodes. A hidden dossier, filled with chilling surveillance notes on Damon’s every habit, every anxiety, every vulnerability, reveals Jax’s deepest secret: his years-long, manipulative plot to protect Damon from a corrupt league bent on controlling its players. Every fight, every taunt, every heated kiss—it was all a calculated performance. Damon's trust is shattered, leaving him raw, exposed, and utterly broken by the man who claims to have saved him.

With the league's dark underbelly exposed and Damon a newly minted target, Jax has one last, desperate chance to prove his love is real. But when a targeted hit puts Damon's life on the line, Jax makes the ultimate sacrifice, throwing himself between Damon and a career-ending blow.

Can a love born from such profound manipulation and devastating betrayal ever truly heal? Or will the scars of a twisted rivalry and an obsessive lie tear them apart forever?

The Offside Paradox is an intense MM sports romance featuring a morally gray obsessive protector, rivals-to-lovers with a dark psychological twist, and a hard-won happily ever after.