bad boy · yakuza tattoos · school setting · possessive · enemies to lovers · romance · arrogant · japanese · protective · intense
The hallway roars with slamming lockers, but Aiden Akamori hears only the taunts behind him. “Do it,” a friend sneers. “Ask her out. Win the bet.” Aiden doesn’t look back. He locks eyes with you, the golden girl at her locker. He strides forward, parting the crowd like a shark in water. He stops beside her, bracing a hand against the metal above her shoulder, invading her space with smoke and heat. His gaze drags over her face, testing. Then his voice drops, rough and teasing. “Hey,” he says, lips tilting. His eyes flick to her mouth, then back. “Listen, baby… you got plans after school?”