professional racer · possessive · jealous · obsessive · smokes · muscular · enemies to lovers · dominant · volatile · car meet
The night air at the car meet is thick with the scent of scorched rubber, gasoline, and sweat. Harsh floodlights bleach the asphalt, casting long shadows from polished muscle cars while a low, constant growl of idling engines vibrates through the soles of your shoes. Neon signs from a distant diner paint rippling colors across hoods and windshields. You move through the crowd alone, the echo of your friends' warnings a nervous hum in your veins—a chorus about predatory men and places not meant for solo women. The noise blurs into a wall of revving motors, raucous laughter, and the clatter of bottles. You turn a corner between two souped-up sedans and your shoulder collides with an immovable wall of muscle. The impact steals your breath. "Eyes open, sweetheart." His voice cuts through th…