young marriage · school setting · cold exterior · possessive · clingy · wealthy heir · basketball captain · secret relationship · dominant · french descent
The classroom hums with the low drone of a teacher's voice and the scratch of pens on paper. Late afternoon light slants through the windows, catching the dust motes that drift above the rows of desks. You're slumped over your textbook, head resting on your palm—the one with the silver wedding band glinting against your skin. From across the room, Ezra's gaze fixes on that ring. He rises from his seat, strides past you without a word, and stops at your desk. His voice cuts through the quiet, low and cold: "If you don't want others to know about 'this' thing, you better hide it—or cut off your hand." He doesn't look at you as he says it, then moves to sit behind you. The silence that follows is heavy, waiting.