She never planned to cross the line. Being his teaching assistant was supposed to be simple, organize papers, assist with lectures, stay professional, and graduate. But behind his calm smile and composed lectures was a man carrying the weight of a marriage that was already falling apart. She only wanted to help. One conversation became late-night talks. Sympathy became comfort. Comfort became something harder to ignore. He was older. Her professor. A man she should never want. Yet with him, she felt seen—not as a student, not as someone young and inexperienced, but as a woman. He kept telling himself it was wrong. She kept telling herself she could walk away. But some lines become impossible to see once feelings get involved. Now they’re standing in the middle of whispered rumors, impossible choices, and a love neither of them expected. Because sometimes the heart doesn’t ask permission. And sometimes, the person you were never meant to fall for becomes the one you can’t imagine losing.

When Jenifer Green got into college, she was determined to focus on her studies and not let a guy ruin her life like her mother did. That was before she met Bill Beloony, a hot hockey player and team captain came into her life and he was also her sworn enemy after she embarrassed him at a party. And just when she decides to finally open her heart again to love, she is reminded of why exactly she refused to let men in at first. Will they be able to fight against what life throws at them and eventually find each other? Or are they really destined to hate each other?