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After three years of paying his rent and nursing his injuries, my boyfriend dumped me for a wealthy cheerleader the night he won the college football championship. "You're dead weight," he told me. "A burden I can't carry into the pros." Heartbroken, I spent one reckless night with a handsome stranger at a dive bar. But when I woke up the next morning and saw his face on the sports channel, I panicked. He wasn't just a stranger—he was Ross Carmichael, the highest-paid superstar quarterback in the NFL. I ran away. And a few weeks later, I found out I was pregnant. Five years later, my toxic ex is back, trying to claim my son for a PR stunt to save his failing career. He thinks the boy is his. But when Ross Carmichael witnesses the harassment and recognizes his own stormy gray eyes in my son, all hell breaks loose. My ex wanted a media circus. He's about to find out what happens when you threaten the family of the most dangerous man in the league. ___ The deafening roar of the university stadium still echoed in my ears as I hurried across the campus quad. Tonight was the night everything was supposed to change. The State University Falcons had just won the national championship, and my boyfriend of three years, Barry, had caught the game-winning touchdown. Clutched tightly in my hands was a small, slightly squashed vanilla cake with "Congratulations" written in messy blue icing. It wasn't much, but it was all I could afford on my meager salary as a physical therapy assistant. For the past three years, I had worked double shifts, skipped lunches, and practically lived at the clinic just to make sure Barry could focus entirely on football. I had massaged his cramped muscles, paid his share of the rent, and endlessly whispered words of encouragement when he doubted his chances of making it to the NFL. Tonight, all those sacrifices had finally paid off. Barry was the hero. With a bright smile, I pushed open the heavy door to the athletic dormitory. I bypassed the
