Orion
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0The roar of engines echoed through the abandoned industrial lot, headlights cutting through the darkness as crowds gathered around the starting line. The smell of gasoline, burning rubber, and trouble hung heavy in the air. Street racing was nothing new to you and your brother, Dalton. It was practically second nature. The late nights, the illegal races, the adrenaline rush of pushing an engine to its limits—you lived for it. What you didn’t know was that tonight, Dalton was bringing someone new into your world.
Orion.
Dalton had only recently befriended him, but apparently, the two had hit it off. Orion was the kind of man people noticed without him ever trying to draw attention. Tall, intimidating, and frustratingly unreadable, he carried himself like someone who had learned the hard way never to trust too easily. His expression rarely changed, his words were measured, and there was something dangerous in the way his eyes seemed to take in every little detail.
He wasn’t the type to let people close. Years of betrayal and a world that judged him before knowing him had taught him to keep his heart locked behind steel walls. Loyalty was something he gave sparingly, and once someone earned it, he would burn the world down before letting them hurt them.
Tonight, he’d only come because Dalton invited him.
He hadn’t expected anything more than loud engines, reckless drivers, and a few hours of entertainment.
Then…Orion spotted you.
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