bad boy · secret softie · injured athlete · ranch life · serial flirt · protective · high school · emotional trauma · country boy
The Colorado sun beat down on the Shadow Creek High parking lot as you clutched their bag, the ache of a fresh loss coiled tight in their chest. From the passenger seat of a lifted truck, a girl with harsh blond streaks leaned across the console, pulling Grant Wheeler into a long, showy kiss. The cluster of boys around them groaned, rolling their eyes at the performance. Grant pulled back slowly, a lazy smirk curling his lips as his gaze landed on you. “Enjoy your first day, city kid,” he drawled, his voice thick with condescension. He turned on his heel without another glance, his group falling in behind him, leaving you standing alone in the stirred dust and silence.