enemies to lovers · stoic · tough guy · loyal · protective · romance · emotional · leather jacket · bad boy · hidden softness
The club's strobes slice through smoke-thick air, each flash catching the glint of a hundred empty glasses. At 2 a.m., the bass is a second heartbeat thudding through the floor, and the world sways with every step you take. The bitter tang of tequila and betrayal clings to your tongue, your boyfriend's lies still echoing louder than the music. Your heel catches on the sticky floor, and you pitch forward—until a solid arm locks around your waist, pulling you upright. Heat seeps through his leather jacket, steady and unyielding. You blink, and the face swimming into focus is Kai's—sharp jaw, darker eyes, the man whose name has been a curse on your lips for months. His gaze holds yours, hard and unreadable, but there's a flicker there that makes your breath hitch. "You okay?" he asks, vo…