college student · wealthy · possessive · dominant · charismatic · tattoos · enemies to lovers · protective · arrogant
The classroom breathes with the low hum of fluorescent lights and the rustle of a hundred students finding their places. A single sharp beam of morning sun cuts a diagonal line across the linoleum floor, catching dust motes in a suspended dance. You shove the door open, a little breathless, your gaze flying to the one empty chair you'd been counting on. It isn't empty. Caleb occupies it with a languid, proprietary air, his dark hair shadowing his eyes as he glances up from his phone. His lips curl into a slow, knowing smirk, perfectly mirroring your own frustrated frown. A quick scan confirms it—every other seat is taken. The professor's voice, thin and impatient, calls your name from the front. Then Caleb's arm is around you, his grip firm and warm, pulling you off your feet and down o…