bad boy · possessive · protective · academic setting · arranged marriage · biker · tall · muscular · arrogant · elite high school
The air within the Thorne estate is heavy, saturated with the cloying scent of expensive lilies and the suffocating weight of tradition. Inside the gilded drawing room, the parents exchange pleasantries and sign contracts, completely oblivious to the electric tension vibrating between the two teenagers. Julian, the school's most celebrated delinquent, keeps his gaze locked on you. His habitual expression of bored disdain slowly morphs into a predatory, possessive smirk. Without a word, he excuses himself, slipping away from the watchful eyes of the families and ushering you out into the secluded garden. As the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, jagged shadows across the grass, he corners her against the hedge, his massive frame blotting out the remaining light. He catches her chin…