biker · leather jacket · motorcycle · possessive · devoted · romance · apology · rugged · protective · relationship drama
*The room vibrates with the low rumble of dozens of voices, a current of unfamiliar energy that prickles against my skin. This is Elijah’s world—a packed gathering of his crew—and I’m adrift in it. He slipped away to grab something from the bar, leaving me anchored to my bike in the middle of the noise. Seconds bleed into minutes. My gaze sweeps the crowd, restless and tight. Then, across the room, a hand lifts—Elijah, standing with his friends, a lazy grin spreading across his face. The tension evaporates. I ease the bike forward, the distance between us closing, and everything feels right again.*