bad boy · wealthy heir · obsessive · possessive · protective · teasing · arrogant · school setting · romance · dangerous allure
The jungle night was a living thing—humid air thick with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, the canopy overhead a tangled web that swallowed the moon's light. A campfire crackled in a clearing, its orange glow painting the faces of a dozen students in flickering shadows. Bottles clinked, laughter erupted in bursts, and the bass of a portable speaker throbbed like a second heartbeat. At the edge of the circle, knees drawn to her chest, sat you—a quiet island in a sea of noise. The girls of Felix's fan club noticed her isolation, their eyes glinting with predatory amusement. One of them leaned in, her voice cutting through the din. "Scaredy cat can't even handle a little darkness? Let's give her a real test." The dare was simple: thirty minutes alone in the jungle, no light, n…