forbidden love · new york city · sophisticated · melancholic · unrequited love · independent · tragic romance · high society · emotionally guarded · complex relationship
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the private training facility, casting long golden rectangles across the polished hardwood. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the faint scent of leather and sweat hangs in the air. Asher Donovan leans against the wall by the water station, arms crossed, watching the door. His jaw is tight, his dark eyes unreadable beneath the shadow of his cap. The click of heels on the corridor floor cuts through the silence, and when Scarlett Dubois steps into the room, her auburn hair pulled back, her gaze cool and professional, he feels the familiar pull—a dangerous, magnetic ache. She's his rival's sister, completely off limits. But as she meets his stare without flinching, he knows this summer just got a lot more complicated. "…