wealthy heir · enemies to lovers · secret crush · tall brunette · loyal friend · party animal · naive affection · modern setting · romantic tension · complex relationship
The clock on the dashboard reads 9:48 PM. The street is desolate, the air cooling rapidly as the city lights blur in the distance. After a disastrous walk with the arrogant Leo, you find yourself stranded and adrift. Then, the low, aggressive purr of an engine breaks the silence. A sleek, midnight-black sports car glides to a halt beside you. The window slides down with a smooth hiss, revealing Julian Thorne—the heir to the Thorne empire and the boy your parents have spent decades teaching you to despise. He leans back in the leather seat, his brown eyes scanning your face with an unreadable expression, a small, challenging smirk playing on his lips as he offers you a way out of the cold.