Lillium RooseveltThe door shut behind us with a soft click, sealing in a cocoon of glass, warmth, and muted tension. James’s footsteps were quiet against the carpet, but mine echoed in my chest—heavy, unsure. The VIP lounge was sleek and quiet, outfitted with tall windows that offered a panoramic view of the drift track below. The whole circuit was bathed in sharp lights and shadowy curves, the smell of fuel barely muted by the thick walls. Beyond the glass, Adam's world roared to life.And he was somewhere down there in it.I walked straight to the window, drawn like a magnet. My hands pressed lightly against the cold pane as my eyes scanned the pits, the idle cars, the winding snake of asphalt wrapped in floodlights. I looked for black. For movement. For him.But I couldn’t see him yet.The pressure in my chest didn’t budge.“He’s fine,” a voice said beside me—calm, firm, lightly amused. “Adam knows what he’s doing.”I turned my head just enough to see Christopher standing there, h
Adam Lewiston The road curved just ahead of us—gentle, winding, familiar. My hand rested on the wheel, the other elbow propped casually along the side of the open window as the late afternoon breeze filtered through. The sun was warm, golden, casting long shadows over the endless English countryside.Lu had been talking for twenty minutes straight.Correction: nagging for twenty minutes straight after he found out I do Drifting Race“…I mean, how come I didn’t know?” he said, voice rising slightly with every word. “Drifting, Adam? Seriously? You? That’s borderline illegal!”I glanced at him briefly, lips twitching into a smirk. “Borderline?”“You know what I mean.” His eyes narrowed. “And don’t give me that look.”“I didn’t say anything,” I said, keeping my gaze on the road.“But you were thinking it.” He crossed his arms like a grumpy prince on a thrown-off schedule. “You always do that thing with your mouth when you’re amused. It’s annoying.”I chuckled. “It’s cute when you pretend
Adam Lewiston Our lips met in a soft, sweet kiss, a gentle confirmation of our new beginning. I savored the taste of him, the feel of our mouths moving in sync, like we'd been doing this for years instead of minutes.Lu's hands slid into my hair, tilting my head just right as he deepened the kiss. My own fingers found purchase on his waist, pulling him closer until our bodies pressed together, smooth to heated skin.Breathless, we broke apart, gazes locked. I could see the desire there, simmering and ready to boil over. It matched the lust coursing through my own veins, making my pulse race and my heart thud in my chest."With you on this boat," I murmured, tracing the curve of his ear with my lips, "I never want to be anywhere else."Lu shivered, a soft gasp escaping him. "Then let's make this timeless," he whispered back, his breath hot against my skin.And with those words, the atmosphere on the boat shifted. The gentle rocki
Adam LewistonThe city was quiet in that rare, sacred kind of way that only came after midnight. The kind where even London held its breath. We sat at the bow of the boat, the deck beneath us humming gently as it drifted down the Thames. The water shimmered under the moonlight, liquid silver carrying secrets only the two of us would hear tonight.Our coats had long been discarded, draped somewhere behind us. The sleeves of our shirts were rolled just above the elbows—mine wrinkled and soft from the breeze, his folded neatly like he didn’t know how effortlessly he was undoing me. Two buttons undone. Skin just barely revealed. It shouldn’t have mattered. It did. The bottle of wine sat between us, half-empty now. Our glasses tilted in our hands like afterthoughts. Neither of us spoke.But I couldn't stop watching him.Lillium Roosevelt—this soft-mouthed, sharp-witted, maddening contradiction of a man. He sat beside me like he belonged to the night. Elbows on his knees, fingers curled gen
Lillium RooseveltThe city glowed like a dream dipped in gold. I sat still in the backseat of the car, my fingers tangled nervously in my lap as the tires hummed quietly along the cobbled roads. The window beside me framed London like a moving painting—lamplights casting halos on the wet pavement, buildings gleaming under the weight of history, and strangers walking beneath the kind of night sky that felt too beautiful to interrupt.I should’ve been excited. Maybe I was.But mostly?I was terrified.I adjusted the lapel of my coat and exhaled slowly, trying not to wrinkle the dark emerald shirt I’d carefully picked out for the night. It was buttoned all the way up, tucked neatly into tailored black slacks—simple, clean, and too carefully chosen to be casual. I hadn’t worn something this deliberately romantic in years.My reflection in the window barely looked like me.Adam was waiting.Somewhere ahead—wherever t
Lillium RooseveltThe sun was just beginning to stretch across the morning sky, golden threads weaving through the gauze of drifting clouds. A quiet kind of joy hummed under my skin as I padded softly down the marble steps, the dew still fresh beneath my soles.My body ached—but it was the kind that made you smile, made you remember. I tugged my cardigan closer around my shoulders, unable to wipe the grin off my face, as I walked around the estate. Everything that happened last night still danced vividly behind my eyes—the way he touched me, the way he said my name like a promise, the way we moved like there was nothing else in the world but the two of us.It wasn’t just sex. It wasn’t just passion. It was something else entirely. Something real.The garden stretched wide before me like a painting brought to life—roses and tulips, all in bloom beneath the early light. It felt like stepping into a dream where nothing loud or cruel could reach us.