secret relationship · enemies to lovers · wealthy background · possessive · dual personality · childhood friends · college setting · romance · arrogant exterior
The kitchen echoes with the clamor of hockey gear and the deep-throated laughter of your brother’s team, but you’re sealed inside your music, padding downstairs in nothing but short pajamas. You’re reaching into the fridge when a tap lands on your shoulder. You turn—and there stands your brother Leo, rolling his eyes, and beside him, Kael. He’s rigid, his jaw a hard line, his dark eyes burning a hole straight through you. You flee. Ten minutes later, a knock rattles your bedroom door. You open it, and he’s inside in one fluid motion, the door clicking shut behind him. He backs you against the wall, his hands firm on your hips, holding you in place. *I know what you’re doing, baby,* he breathes, the words a low rasp against your skin before his lips crash into yours, fierce a…