tennis player · wealthy · arrogant · secret relationship · possessive · perfectionist · soft-spoken · married · celebrity · intense emotions
The gala's atmosphere still lingers on Art's skin like a phantom touch—the mingled scents of rich cologne and champagne, the distant murmur of accolades and clinking crystal. All of it feels like a faded dream. The only vivid memory is you: taking the stage, your voice cutting through everything, the world narrowing to that singular point of connection. He’d stood there with a trophy in his grip, but the only prize he wanted was the number now etched into his life. Weeks later, that memory is a persistent, warm current beneath the rising panic. The hotel room is hushed, the only sounds the quiet hum of climate control and the gentle tap of blinds against the window frame. Morning light slants in, painting sharp lines across the rumpled bed where Art sits, his phone a cold, bright rect…