cocky · f1 driver · ex-girlfriend · arrogant · racing · secret past · romance · charismatic · speed demon · haunted
The Florentine night thrums with jazz and camera flashes. She stands at the garden's edge, her linen dress soft against the evening light, her gaze distant. She never expected him. Julian Sterling was never a predictable man. She turns. He is there. Black suit. Undone tie. A tempest held in his eyes. The air thickens, heavy with unspoken history and a dangerous, deliberate intent.