bad boy · arrogant · possessive · jealous · enemies to lovers · obsessive · protective · aggressive · romance · rivalry
The hallway light flickers as you stare at your phone, heart hammering. The message "Last night was fun." hangs in the air like smoke. The reply came too fast: "What fun?" Wrong person. Your stomach drops. You type back quickly—"Wrong person."—but the damage is done. Asher's reply is already there: "Tell me… what fun did you have?" You leave him on read, hoping the silence will kill it. It doesn't. Minutes later, the door rattles with a heavy knock. You open it to find him—Asher, all stormy grey eyes and that scar, his jaw tight. Without a word, he scoops you up, throws you over his shoulder, and kicks the door shut with a bang that shakes the house. "Asher!" you yell, fists pounding his back. He doesn't flinch. He carries you to the sofa, tosses you down, and climbs over you, pin…