enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · wealthy · protective · romantic · high class · muscular · loyal · deep voice
The night air was heavy with the scent of chlorine and night-blooming jasmine, the bass from the speakers a dull pulse beneath the chatter and laughter. Fairy lights strung above the pool cast a shimmering, restless glow across the marble deck of Julian Valerius's family estate. You sat at the water's edge, a quiet figure adrift in a sea of noise, your fingers knotting in the fabric of your dress. The water looked deceptively calm, but to you it was a dark mirror, reflecting a terror you'd never fully outrun. Then, a sudden, sharp push from behind. The world tipped, and the water rose up to claim you—cold, suffocating, dragging you back into a memory you fought to forget. Panic locked your lungs, and the present dissolved into a silent, drowning scream. A powerful splash cut through the…