Cross Check My Heart

Cross Check My Heart Mikayla Christy Cross Check My Heart Copyright © 2023 Mikayla Christy First Edition This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Edited by: Charlotte Brassington & Sue Allerton Interior Artwork by: Charlotte Brassington Interior formatting by: Charlotte Brassington & Sue Allerton Cover by: Acacia Heather Content Trigger Warnings Dedication Playlist Cross Check My Heart Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Epilogue Acknowledgements About the Author Keep in touch While this is a contemporary sports romance with a HEA, there are mentions of being cheated on by a ex, mentions of/coping with divorced parents, mentions of/coping with the loss of family, physical assault, profanity and sexually explicit scenes (meaning this is not a closed door/fade-to-black romance) To anyone who got out of a toxic relationship and is learning what a healthy one looks like. Thrive - Cassedee Pope Quarter to Midnight - NIGHTBREAKERS Kiss Me Like That - The Railers Skin - Rihanna Favorite Place - John Legend Lonely - Diplo & the Jonas Brothers Leave Before You Love Me - Marshmello & Jonas Brothers Greenlight - Jonas Brothers Rules - Dylan Scott Keep On Keepin’ on - Valley of Wolves Sun Comes Up - Rudimental ft James Arthur Body Say - Demi Lovato One Margarita - Luke Bryan Crossroads - I Prevail 2 Souls on Fire - Bebe Rexha Really Don’t Care - Demi Lovato Put It All on Me - Ed Sheeran Bad For Me (feat. Teddy Swims) - Meghan Trainor Low - I Prevail Rise Above It - I Prevail Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran Not Ready to Make Nice - The Chicks The Difference - Tyler Rich Shout Out to My Ex - Little Mix Shook - Meghan Trainor “Get your fucking hands off her.” I barely recognize my voice as it reaches my ears. Someone stumbles into my back, from the low curse I assume it’s Landon, but it’s not something I can focus on. My pulse quickens while everything else in me tenses. I’m moving before I even make the decision to do so. When I came around the street corner and saw Lilly pressed against the building, my stomach dropped to the ground. She sags against the wall, flashing a fleeting smile in my direction before her wide-eyed gaze snaps back to “Get your ass moving. I’ve left you alone for a week and I can’t take it anymore.” With one last look at the city across the channel, I sigh as I make my way back inside, making sure to lock the door behind me. The only reason I’m not over thinking or worrying that Paige must hate me for basically ghosting her, is because she’s my best friend. She knew that a week of solitude was exactly what I needed to cope, that it had nothing to do with her. I didn’t need to explain that