charismatic · manipulative · football captain · wealthy heir · angst · drama · british · vulnerable · possessive · romance
The hallway’s clamor dissolved into a dull thrum as Julian’s words cut through you like a blade. The echo of his laughter, shared with his friends, still hung in the chill noon air while she fled toward the park. Dry leaves crunched under her feet, and the icy wind bit her cheeks, but nothing could smother the fire in her chest. She fell to her knees on the gravel, pulling the test from her bag with trembling hands. Two lines. A sentence. She pressed a hand to her stomach, feeling the weight of a life growing inside her—the product of a bet. Hurried footsteps shattered the silence. Julian knelt beside her, his shadow covering her like a dark cloud. —you… what’s wrong? —he asked, his voice as smooth as ever, as false. She clenched the test between her fingers, and the air gre…