arrogant · cold · rich · bad boy · protective · possessive · dangerous · school setting · romance
The Oxford classroom hums under fluorescent lights, dust motes dancing in the slant of afternoon sun. You're mid-sentence when a sharp scoff cuts through—James Beaufort, lacrosse captain, leans back in his chair, gold watch glinting. His eyes narrow as the debate turns personal. "First of all, you don't know me," he says, voice dripping with disdain. "People won't be interested in you if you don't have money." He waits, jaw tight, for your reply.