When her crush mocks her and dares her to date his rival, a woman turns the taunt into a bold move by marrying the rival instead. Now she must navigate a new marriage built on spite, a dangerous racing world, and the fallout when her old crush refuses to let her go.
I picked up a chilled bottle of hydration drink and walked straight over to the rival team's paddock. Cole was just stepping out of his race car. The moment he pulled off his helmet, golden hair damp with sweat and eyes locking directly on mine, something utterly unbelievable happened.
A dazzling, rose-gold aura erupted around him like a soft flare of light. I froze. I have a secret. I can see the aura of my bonds with people.
For strangers, it's a neutral white. For my parents and best friends, it's a warm, bright orange. For toxic snakes and enemies, it turns a repulsive pitch black. And for Andrew, my longtime crush, it had always been a lovely, glowing pink.
Because of that pink light, I truly believed he was my true love ever since high school. Until today, when our college racing team lost the qualifier, Andrew asked me to charm the rival team's star driver to distract him. I forced a smile.
Sure, I'll give it a try. I grabbed a cold hydration bottle and walked over to the hottest driver on the Later that day, that very driver utterly mellished Andrew's team in the finals. And just like that, the pink aura around Andrew vanished.
In its place was an ugly, sickening pitch black. Forever. Back in the dorm, Vanessa finished her makeup, walked over to me, and asked, Lyra, aren't you heading out yet?
Heading where? I asked, confused. Vanessa famed shock. No way! Didn't Andrew tell you there's an open track day tonight?
Everyone in the dorm turned to look at us. It was no secret why Andrew was handsome, had great grades,