Twisted Trails

I was supposed to race, take the win, and disappear before the truth caught up to me. But pain doesn’t let go—not when your lungs burn, your body won’t heal, and the pills barely keep you upright.
Now, I’ve gotten too close to my competitors and risked my mask being ripped off. What will happen if the people I was never meant to trust find out exactly who I am?
What I’ve done.
What I still intend to finish.
They weren’t supposed to see me.
Not the man chasing redemption.
Not the one with too much charm and too many secrets.
And definitely not the forbidden fruit I’ve wanted from the beginning—the one I should have stayed far away from.
When the truth comes out, the people I have tried to keep at arm’s length will learn everything. They’ll see the cracks in my armor, the scars I tried to bury, the girl beneath the lies—will they walk away?
The lines are blurred, and every choice feels like its own kind of loss.
I finally have something worth saving…
But I lit the fuse, and now I have to watch it burn.