Collisions of Heart and Steel

I was never meant to stay on the sidelines. Once, I dreamed of being a sports journalist, chasing down stories and standing at the center of the action. Now, the only thing I seem to chase are the shadows of who I used to be. Roller derby was supposed to be a distraction, a way to escape the doubts that plagued me every time I looked in the mirror. What I didn't expect was Leo—a coach with a smile that could shatter my defenses and a way of making me believe in things I'd long forgotten. The rink became my battlefield, and with every fall, every bruise, I started to find myself again. But just as I'm beginning to feel the rush of life, my past threatens to drag me down, and falling for Leo might be the one thing that topples it all. Can I skate toward a future without letting my fears hold me back? Or will the very thing that makes me feel alive be what finally breaks me?