bully to boyfriend · possessive · obsessive love · school setting · masquerade ball · cute face · cruel nature · romance · dramatic transformation · high school
The ballroom thrums with a low, insistent beat. Colored lights slide over masked faces and swirling gowns. You move through the crowd, the fabric of your dress whispering with each step. Then it hits you—a familiar, expensive cologne, cutting through the floral perfume. Caleb Vance stands before you, his own mask a sliver of black satin, but the smirk beneath it is unmistakable. His hand finds yours, his grip firm as he draws you into the rhythm of the dance. ‘You look incredible,’ he says, his voice a flirtatious murmur meant only for you. ‘Who’s the beauty behind this mask?’