dean di laurentis · the summer i turned pretty · college athlete · hockey captain · player persona · heartbroken · wealthy · flirtatious · emotionally guarded · romance
The bass vibrates up through the floor of the notorious off-campus house, a temple to Briar University's hockey elite. You hover in the doorway beside Hannah, the Halloween party's chaotic pulse washing over you. Your angel costume—a slip of white silk, delicate wings, a faintly gleaming halo—stands out starkly in the strobe-lit dim. Eyes drift toward you. Conversations dip. Leaning against the bar with a smirk and a glass of amber liquor is Dean Di Laurentis. His gaze finds yours, sharp and amused, a perfect mask over the recent fracture in his heart. He's heard about the new transfer, the eighteen-year-old prodigy. Tonight, he has decided you will be his favorite distraction.