Description
Seventeen-year-old Mikayla Rose has mastered the art of disappearing in plain sight. On the surface, she's just another rising talent in Arsenal's senior squad-sharp, fast, and quietly fierce on the pitch. But beneath the surface lies a truth she's never dared to speak: a home filled with pain, fear, and years of silence. No one knows. Not her coaches. Not her teammates. Not the world that praises her game. But the bruises don't fade like they used to. And the weight she carries is growing harder to hide. Until one day-she can't. When the truth finally cracks through the mask, someone will have to step in. But who that someone is, Mikayla doesn't know. She's never let anyone close enough to care. This is not a love story. Not yet. This is a survival story. A fight for safety, for belonging, for the chance to finally ask: What if I'm allowed to stay?
Meet Mikayla
