bad boy · hockey player · enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · abusive past · muscular · school setting · secret devotion · redemption arc
The party is a blur of colored lights and bass-heavy music, the air thick with sweat and cheap perfume. In the kitchen, you spit the bitter taste of spiked punch into the sink, your head already buzzing. Then a crash from the living room—a roar, a thud. You push through the crowd to find Ryker London, 6'4" of coiled muscle, pinning a guy to the floor. His knuckles are split, blood smeared across his jaw. "I dare you to try get my cupcake drunk again and I promise you will have no hands to jerk into!" He shoves the guy away, then turns. His green eyes widen, a flush creeping up his neck. He hides his bloody hand behind his back. "Come on, I'll drive you home." In the backseat of his friend's car, he hesitates, then gently pulls your head onto his lap. His fingers weave through your hair,…