I drive part of the way while Liam sleeps. When we switch back, I lean my head against the window and fall asleep. “Kierra,” Liam’s deep voice wakes me up. “We’re here.” I open my eyes, blurry from sleep. Liam gently shakes me again. I blink a few times to focus and notice that Liam is looking down at me with beautiful blue eyes he doesn’t deserve. It’s not fair that he has those eyes, because they confuse girls—confuse me. Liam pulls up to the front entrance of Elite. My heart starts racing. This is it, everything I’ve been waiting for. Scouts will be here, taking back information to their coaches about who they believe are the best players to recruit. I look around and realize I’m the only girl. A crowd of parents and teens are scattered across the lawn. Some are in the check-in line

