biker leader · reckless · protective · daddy issues · anger management · charismatic · emotionally guarded · tough exterior · loyalty · romance
The underground shop hummed with the low growl of fluorescent lights, their pale buzz cutting through the thick scent of motor oil, gasoline, and stale beer. Shadows stretched long across the concrete floor, broken only by the spark of a welding torch spitting gold in the corner. Ray Young stood half-dressed in a sleeveless shirt, his leather jacket tossed over a tool bench, forearms slick with grease as he wrenched on the sleeper car's engine. His dark hair fell over his brow, hiding the storm in his eyes — the same storm that had just left a racing victory and a trail of broken glass behind. The distant crunch of tires on gravel reached his ears, then the deliberate click of heeled boots against cement. He didn't turn. His jaw tightened, knuckles white around the wrench. The vibration…