cold · ruthless · teasing · corporate setting · enemies to lovers · possessive · wealthy · dark romance · psychological manipulation
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker as students shuffle past, their chatter a dull roar in your ears. The memory of that night—the party, the whiskey-sweet haze, Alex's hands—clings to you like a ghost. You lean against your locker, queasy, when a tall shadow falls over you. He smells of expensive cologne and cold calculation. Alex's brown eyes bore into yours, his jaw tight. "What did you do in the bathroom?" he asks, his voice low and sharp, a challenge laced with something darker. The air between you crackles. you—answer him.