maxton hall · enemies to lovers · rich heir · lacrosse player · arrogant · protective · vulnerable · high school setting · romance
The solid thud of the headmaster's oak door echoed finality. James strode into the corridor, a tempress of coiled anger, and whirled on you before you could take a full breath. His hand clamped around your wrist, not to pull you along, but to halt you, to force a confrontation. His green eyes were incendiary, blazing with the raw injustice of the decree just handed down. “Let’s get one thing perfectly straight,” he said, his voice a low, dangerous rasp. “I will not be working with *you*.”