After the Chequered Flag
By @Grace Burnham
Isla Vivienne Clarke has spent her life learning how to be watched. A globally successful singer and actress, Isla has mastered red carpets, sold-out concerts, and relentless paparazzi. Her mysterious charm, enhanced by her rare Aptitude for magnetic presence and micro-expression reading, makes people naturally gravitate toward her. But fame has taught her one rule: never let anyone get close enough to see the real you. In the glittering world of Veloria, where every gaze is a judgment, Isla guards her true self fiercely. Then, she meets Lando Norris, a charmingly unfiltered Formula 1 driver who sees past her cultivated facade. Their 'friends with benefits' arrangement, meant to be strictly physical, threatens to unravel Isla's carefully constructed defenses, forcing her to confront the terrifying possibility of genuine intimacy and the devastating consequences of letting her true self be seen.
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