A Game of Deception

He’s the bad boy of international soccer, haunted by a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. She’s the brilliant team doctor who never forgave him. Now, he’s her patient… and their shared past is about to explode.

From the moment I laid eyes on Xander McCrae—my brother’s sun-kissed best friend—I thought he was destined to be mine.

But one fateful night changed everything. A car crash stole my brother… and left Xander carrying the blame.

The world saw him as the villain. I saw only betrayal.

He found a new life five thousand miles away in Scotland, chasing glory on the pitch, while I turned...

He’s the bad boy of international soccer, haunted by a tragedy that nearly destroyed him. She’s the brilliant team doctor who never forgave him. Now, he’s her patient… and their shared past is about to explode.

From the moment I laid eyes on Xander McCrae—my brother’s sun-kissed best friend—I thought he was destined to be mine.

But one fateful night changed everything. A car crash stole my brother… and left Xander carrying the blame.

The world saw him as the villain. I saw only betrayal.

He found a new life five thousand miles away in Scotland, chasing glory on the pitch, while I turned my grief into obsession. Every choice—medical school, sports medicine, every step of my career—was forged to bring him back into my orbit.

Now, with the ink barely dry on his multimillion-dollar contract with my father’s Miami team, Xander has no idea I’m his new physical therapist.

He thinks this is a fresh start.

Instead, he’s walking straight into his past.

Don’t miss Xander and Tara’s story in A Game of Deception—an unforgettable standalone in the Scottish Billionaires saga.