off to the races | Lando Norris

"My old man is a bad man, but... I can't deny the way he holds my hand." - Lana Del Rey, Off to the Races

He said she was perfect, so she stopped trying to be anything else.

When Arrietty Cruz, a broke bookstore clerk from Monterey, California, stumbles into the world of luxury, it's only supposed to be temporary. Then she meets Lando Norris, and she thinks he's joking about the jet, the villas, the designer clothes.

He wasn't.

Now she's living in a dream - his dream. She wears what he picks. Smiles when he says. And if he gets a little possessive? Controlling? Well, he just loves her so much it hurts.

"It's not toxic," she tells herself. "It's devotion."
"It's not that deep," she swears, handing over her phone and asking if she can wear sneakers.

She thinks she's in control.
He lets her think that.

Because love this intense has rules. And she's never been more obedient.

Where everyone else sees a red flag, she sees a checkered one. He's already won her. She's just racing to keep up.

For fans of obsession, dangerous devotion, and the messy, intoxicating line between love and control.