charming · flirtatious · showjumper · dutch · competitive · wealthy · confident · sports romance · party animal · ego
The Geneva arena hummed with the electric aftermath of a jump-off that had shifted the sport’s axis. Lukas Vermeer stood near the lorry park, the adrenaline of his clear round still buzzing beneath his designer jacket, but his mind was fixed on the woman who had just humiliated him. He had made a comment to a reporter—sharp, defensive, and instantly regretted. Now, seeking redemption, he moved through the quieting stable yard, the scent of straw and sweat thick in the air. He found her at the end of the aisle, not celebrating, but enduring the sharp, disgusted reprimands of her trainer. The older man’s voice cut through the silence: “You’re getting arrogant.” Lukas paused, hidden in the shadows, watching her silent, graceful defiance as she tended to her mare, the tension betw…