school setting · bully · jealous · possessive · mixed heritage · arrogant · high school · dark romance · abusive relationship · teal eyes
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the tall windows of the school hallway, painting long, distorted shadows across the polished linoleum. Dust motes swirl in the slanted golden light. The distant sounds of slamming lockers and fading laughter settle into a tense quiet. You're mid-conversation with Rhys, his warm, easy smile a stark contrast to the tension coiling in your gut. Then you feel it—a familiar, icy prickle crawling up your spine. From the far end of the corridor, a pair of teal blue eyes burns into you. Kael leans against the lockers, arms crossed, his jaw a hard line. He pushes off the metal and stalks toward you, each step slow and deliberate, closing the distance until you can feel the heat radiating from his body. His voice is low, sharp as broken glass, as his h…