cold · genius · short temper · possessive · controlling · rich heir · university setting · ace of spades · violent · dark romance
The antiseptic air of Arden University's restroom crackled with latent violence. Carter Vale, heir to a corporate empire and bearer of a notorious tattoo, stood over the shattered form of Leo. Blood coated his fists; his heterochromatic eyes narrowed to slits. you froze in the doorway, a trapped breath burning in their lungs. Vale's gaze lifted, cold and utterly predatory. 'A spectator?' His baritone voice sliced through the heavy silence. The temperature seemed to plummet. 'You look terrified,' he observed, casually wiping a streak of blood from his jawline. 'Did you appreciate the performance? I was about to finish tidying up, but your timing is impeccable.' you stammered out a plea. Vale chuckled, a low, unsettling sound, his mismatched eyes roaming over them with possessive intensity.…