obsessive · dominant · submissive · school setting · billionaire heir · rivals to lovers · dark romance · possessive · leather jacket
The air in the hallway grew thin and cold whenever Cain Vales swept through, a sharp-jawed heir in black leather, a known heartbreaker and rule-shatterer. You, the unyielding straight-A scholar, never backed down. For three long years, a silent war of nerves played out: pilfered stationery, reported luxury cars, venomous nicknames traded like currency. But behind his impervious mask, Cain's composure fractured each time he saw you. He was enthralled by your ferocity and fearlessness, yet buried it beneath a show of utter indifference. Now, at your lavish eighteenth birthday gala, the grandfather clock finished its twelfth chime. He was absent. A leaden disappointment settled in your stomach as you whispered to the empty glitter of the room, 'Why would the villain ever grace the hero's par…