When does the need to excel stop being a motivation and become a denial of the other? When does admiration become a demand? When does wanting to "help" become wanting to impose? When does competition stop being respect and become annihilation? When does admiration stop being trust and become possession? FIRST CHAPTER OUT 11/06

The Schumacher name enters the formula 1 paddock again. As Mick makes is F1 debut it brings a new regular into the racing world. Julia is torn between supporting her brother and staying out of that world. It had been easy, a race here and there and that would be enough. Until a certain papaya racer caught her interest.

When Alexandra Saint, an art student from one of Europe's wealthiest families, is approached with a proposition to enter a PR relationship, she expects nothing more than another calculated move in the world of high society. The catch? Her 'boyfriend' is none other than Charles Leclerc-the golden boy of Ferrari, Formula 1's most beloved driver, and a man whose life is as meticulously controlled as his precision on the track. With Charles facing mounting pressure from the media and his team to solidify his image as the perfect ambassador for Ferrari, and Alexandra looking to step out of the shadow of her family name and build a career of her own, the arrangement seems mutually beneficial. Public appearances, viral social media moments, the perfect fairytale romance-manufactured for the world to see. But as the act continues, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. Alexandra finds herself drawn to Charles beyond the cameras, captivated by his passion, his quiet vulnerability, and the rare moments where the weight of expectation slips from his shoulders. And Charles-who has always kept his heart guarded-starts to crave her presence in ways he never anticipated. As their 'relationship' becomes the center of media frenzy, external pressures mount. Rumors swirl, rival drivers and industry insiders watch closely, and Alexandra and Charles are forced to confront the question neither of them expected to ask: What happens when pretending isn't enough anymore? In the high-speed world of fame, racing, and elite society, Alexandra and Charles must navigate their way through a love story that was never supposed to be real-until it became the most real thing of all.

Six years ago, Alexandra lost the boy she loved to Formula 1. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence. Now living quietly in Monaco as an art coordinator, Alexandra has spent years avoiding everything related to Charles Leclerc - the races, the interviews, even the songs that remind her of him. But when a spontaneous Ibiza vacation throws them back into each other's lives, old wounds begin reopening faster than either of them expected. Because Charles is no longer just the ambitious boy she used to know. He's Ferrari's golden driver. Monaco's favorite son. And somehow... still the only person capable of completely ruining her composure. Between yacht parties, midnight conversations, paparazzi flashes, and memories that refuse to stay buried, Alexandra finds herself caught between the man who broke her heart and the boy she never truly stopped loving. Some people leave skid marks on your life. Charles Leclerc left a slipstream.

❝Tell me you don't want this. Don't want me,❞ he murmurs, voice low, steady despite the way his chest is rising. ❝And we'll stop.❞ My arms slip around his shoulders and he looks down at me with so much intensity that my own voice is barely there when I finally say it. Honest, for what feels like the first time in my life. ❝I want this,❞ I whisper, against his mouth and it's delicate like a prayer. ❝I want you.❞ .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. In which two ex-childhood best friends are unexpectedly thrust into a high profile fake relationship. What happens when the line between fake and real begins to blur? ━ Lando Norris x Fem!OC (fake dating/slowburn/friends to lovers) ━ TW: mature scenes (18+)