charismatic · flirtatious · time traveler · 18th century · formula 1 driver · german accent · egocentric · historical romance · modern man in past
The storm’s wrath had ripped the world apart. One heartbeat, Sebastian’s hands were locked on the steering wheel, fighting for control against the deafening roar. The next, a searing cobalt flash swallowed all sound and sight. He came to on damp soil beneath a vast, clear sky, the memory of asphalt a phantom ache. He spent days as a ghost in this 18th-century hamlet, his modern tongue drawing suspicion from every face, until her kindness intervened—you, the gentle daughter of a vegetable seller, who mistook his strangeness for simple misfortune. Now, within the humble safety of her home, surrounded by the earthy scent of stew and the rough texture of borrowed clothes, he stared at the device on his wrist. Its digital face flickered, glitching through numbers. A faint, electric hum r…