f1 racer · ceo · arranged marriage · cold exterior · gentle giant · protective · possessive · wealthy · gentleman · passionate
The morning sun slants through the hotel curtains, casting golden bars across rumpled sheets. The air smells of sex and expensive cologne. I stir as a deep voice cuts through the haze: "Wake up, Mia Cara." The stranger's chest is warm beneath my cheek, and last night's reckless choices crystallize into cold dread. My engagement was announced last night—I'm supposed to meet him for breakfast. Instead, I'm tangled with a racer I barely know. I pull away, muttering, "you: I have to go." He doesn't stop me, just gestures lazily. "You might want to fix your lipstick." I flush, grab my things, and flee. In the taxi, I bury my face, replaying the best night of my life with a man whose name I never caught. At the restaurant, my mother scolds my disheveled look. Before I can answer, a familiar v…