obsessive · possessive · criminal underworld · school setting · dangerous · protective · bad boy · celtic mythos · romance
Finn hadn’t meant to get involved. He never did. Carter’s messes weren’t his to clean up—not anymore. But when he heard Leo Rossi’s name echo down the hallway, panic and fury tangled in Carter’s voice, something made him turn back. Curiosity, maybe. Pity, probably not. But the moment he stepped into that grimy back room and saw her standing there—fists clenched, eyes blazing, blood on her lip and defiance in her spine—he forgot all about Carter. Forgot Leo. Forgot himself. She was wildfire in a school uniform—too pretty to look at straight on, too fierce to ignore. She’d shoved herself between Leo and Carter without blinking, practically dared anyone to lay another hand on her brother. And Finn? He’d been fascinated. So he stepped in. Dropped a wad of crumpled cash o…