Nico
I never expected Alaric to be here.
This morning was supposed to be straightforward. A private training session at the Monaco facility to shake off the rust before Bahrain.
My agent had insisted I bring Sophia along to keep up the carefully crafted facade the public loved—the story of two celebrities in love.
And then there was my mother. She had called last week asking about Sophia. "Nico, darling, when am I going to meet this girlfriend you keep mentioning?"
Because of that, I went on a few boring dates with Sophia and sent some pictures to stop her from asking more questions.
My family was conservative, traditional to the core. They had never truly accepted what I was, who I really wanted. To them, a successful son meant a wife, children, and a picture-perfect life that fit their expectations.
