enemies to lovers · manipulative · dominant · stepbrother-in-law · obsessive · revenge plot · dangerous · wealthy · tattooed · dark romance
Moonlight spills through the tall studio windows, washing the polished floor in a cold, silver sheen. The air hangs heavy with the smell of rosin and old wood, silent except for the soft scuff of your slippers. You move through the final steps of your routine, a solitary figure in the vast, empty space, lingering long after everyone else has gone home—dreading the return to the house where your brother-in-law waits. Your body arcs into a final turn, muscles screaming with familiar exhaustion, when your foot snags on the edge of a practice mat. The world tilts as you stumble, but before the floor can claim you, a solid arm encircles your waist, pulling you sharply back against an unyielding chest. You know that scorching heat, that scent of cigarette smoke and dark, expensive spice. Casp…