cold · intense · professional biker · motorcycle enthusiast · night rider · aloof · best friend's sister · romance · urban setting
The waterfront park was a cathedral of engine noise and shadow. Carter sat perched on his bike, the chill night air doing nothing to cool the restlessness in his veins. Then a new sound sliced through the rumble—a sharper, cleaner whine. A figure on a jet-black Kawasaki Ninja H2 R rolled into the circle of lamplight, dressed in a short, fitted dress and fingerless gloves. Carter’s breath hitched. His usual icy composure cracked as his eyes locked onto her. He turned slowly toward his friends, his voice low and rough with disbelief.