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Off-Limits

14 chapters

Off-Limits

When a flood strands Maya at her overprotective brother's apartment, his best friend Jace offers the only fix that keeps her scholarship and her secret intact: live in the storage closet six feet from her brother's door. Forbidden was never supposed to feel like this.

Tropes

Brother Best Friend Forced Proximity Close Quarters Grumpy Sunshine Roommates Slow Burn Forbidden Love Opposites Attract

Sub genre

Sports Romance Contemporary Romance New Adult

BlackmailToxic-Relationship

Off-Limits

Characters

✓Hea Guaranteed

✓No Cheating

✓Consensual Only

✓Standalone

✓Single Pov

✓Epilogue Happy End

✓No Ow Drama

✓No Om Drama

Chapters

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Chapter 1: The Color-Coded Collapse

A flooded dorm strands Maya at her brother's apartment — where his roommate answers the door in nothing but a smirk.

Chapter 2: The Two-Tenant Rule

Their lease bans a third tenant. Jace has an idea Leo isn't supposed to hear about.

Vibes

Banter Heavy High Tension Swoony Emotional Angsty Page Turner Tender Hopeful

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When a flood strands Maya at her overprotective brother's apartment, his best friend Jace offers the only fix that keeps her scholarship and her secret intact: live in the storage closet six feet from her brother's door. Forbidden was never supposed to feel like this.

Tropes

Brother Best Friend Forced Proximity Close Quarters Grumpy Sunshine Roommates Slow Burn Forbidden Love Opposites Attract

Sub genre

Sports Romance Contemporary Romance New Adult

BlackmailToxic-Relationship

Chapter 3: Moving Into the Dark

Maya moves into the storage room under cover of night — and gets a goodnight through the wall she wasn't expecting.

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: The Midnight Stealth Game

A 2 a.m. cereal run collides Maya with a shirtless Jace — and nearly with her brother.

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Textbooks and Taunting

Post-it notes, library stares, and a hockey ring that means more than Maya expects.

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: The Laundry Room Close Call

A surprise deep-clean nearly ends the whole arrangement in one laundry basket.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7: The Brother's Shadow

Leo warns Maya off guys exactly like Jace, unaware how close the warning already lands.

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Chapter 8: The Winter Lockdown

A blizzard strands Leo across town, kills the power, and leaves Maya and Jace alone for the first time with nothing to hide behind.

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Chapter 9: Blanket Forts and Flashcards

Candlelight, real fears, and the first honest conversation either of them has had in years.

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Chapter 10: Midnight Organic Chemistry

The line finally breaks — right before the power, and Leo, come back on.

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Chapter 11: Libraries and Empty Rinks

Stolen glances turn into a midnight skating lesson — and a camera flash neither of them notices.

Chapter 12

Chapter 12: The Rival's Threat

A jealous rival hands Jace an impossible choice: throw the championship, or lose everything he's protecting.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: The Post-Game Blowup

Jace refuses to be blackmailed — and the truth detonates in front of the entire team.

Chapter 14

Chapter 14: The New Playbook

Weeks later, a real apartment, a brother worth fighting for, and a ring worth keeping.

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