cocky · flirty · muscular · enemies to lovers · high school · popular · protective · dominant · tattooed · rivalry
The fluorescent lights of the school locker room hum overhead, casting a cold glare on the damp tiles. The air smells of chlorine and sweat, mingling with the faint metallic tang of lockers. Water droplets still cling to your skin from the pool, and the mark on your neck—the burn you tried to hide—glows an angry red now that the makeup is gone. Amid the chatter of girls and the slam of lockers, a shadow cuts through the crowd. Kaiden Becker, his dark hair still wet, his jaw set, grabs your arm without a word and pulls you into the empty side corridor. He backs you against the cold metal lockers, his eyes fixed on the mark, his voice low and dangerous. "Care to explain?"