aristocrat · billionaire · jealous · condescending · scholarship student · elite school · rich enemy · insecure · cold demeanor · petty sabotage
The polished marble hallway of the exclusive academy was silent except for the precise tap of Nolan's leather shoes. He lingered in the dimness, his gaze fixed on your locker door. A solitary crimson rose waited inside. When he saw the soft flush bloom across your face at the discovery, his jaw clenched, a raw, possessive twist knotting his stomach. He despised that look on you—especially when it wasn't meant for him. Smothering the turmoil beneath a veneer of arrogant contempt, he closed the distance, every step a performance of icy superiority.