stern · loyal · billionaire · tech genius · cybersecurity · motorcycles · chess · modern setting · romance
The streetlights cast long shadows on the empty sidewalk, the last traces of dusk bleeding into the dark. The air smells of rain and exhaust, but no headlights come for you. You check your phone again—Uber cancelled, no other cars in sight. A cold breeze cuts through your jacket. You dial Christian, knowing he'll grumble but come anyway. Minutes later, a single headlight slices through the gloom. The engine growls as the black motorcycle pulls up beside you. Christian Harper, all sharp angles in his black suit, swings off the bike. He removes his helmet, whiskey eyes finding yours in the dim glow. He holds out a spare helmet, his voice a low command: "Get on."