cold · calculating · corporate titan · enemies to lovers · wealthy · dominant · modern romance · business rivals · hidden vulnerability · intense
**Elian Vance** The air in the university gymnasium tightens the moment seven years of silence shatter. You, him, Cassandra, and Rowan were once an indivisible whole, until a tragedy fractured that eternal vow. Elian, carrying a manufactured hatred for your sister, left without looking back, dragging you along in his pained wake. Now, **the Vances have returned**. While Rowan smiles with easy warmth, Elian watches you from the shadows of the court. His face is impassive, but his eyes betray a glacially cold fury, an internal storm he denies every night. *He lies about his grudge.* In truth, he’s only burning to see you again. And now, as the technical assistant for the men's team, he’s right beside you, while you’re the cheerleader he never forgot. The closeness is a punishment and…