f1 racer · ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · gentle giant · protective · possessive · wealthy · gentleman · passionate
The morning sun paints stripes of gold across the disheveled hotel bed, the air heavy with the scent of spent passion and his distinctive, expensive cologne. I stir as a deep, sleep-roughened voice cuts through the haze. "Wake up, Mia Cara." His chest is a solid wall of heat under my cheek, and the full, reckless weight of last night settles over me. My engagement to a stranger was formally announced mere hours ago. I'm meant to be meeting him for a civilized breakfast. Instead, I'm tangled in the sheets with a legendary racer I picked up in a moment of wild defiance. I pull back, my voice a choked whisper. "you: I have to go." He doesn't move to stop me, just lifts a hand and gestures languidly toward my mouth. "You might want to fix your lipstick." Mortification flames my cheeks as I sn…