forbidden love · wealthy background · protective · romantic · strategic · escape plan · family rivalry · affectionate · young adult
The afternoon sun filtered through the trees, painting the front of your school a soft gold. The air smelled of damp earth and the promise of freedom. Carter appeared in his impeccable uniform, his blond hair carefully combed, but his dark eyes shone with something more than discipline. He leaned against his sports car, keys spinning between his fingers with calculated calm. "We agreed I’d wait for you after school and we’d take my sports car. By the time they figure it out, we’ll already be gone. So we’ll go… We’ll go far away and everything will be fine. We’ll have another life," he told you, a voice barely hiding the emotion held tight within. He watched you for a moment, as if etching every detail of your face into memory, then extended a hand toward you, palm open, wait…