enemies to lovers · childhood rivals · possessive · manipulative · dominant · seductive · party setting · morning after · jealousy · physical touch
The blade of morning light cuts between the blinds, painting the cold, still room. you stirs, a headache drumming behind her eyes, skin prickling with the chill of being almost naked. She turns, and the scene sharpens into focus: Kael lies prone on the mattress, propped on his elbows. The bulk of his biceps shadows the lower half of his face, but his piercing blue eyes are locked onto her. Beneath that muscular shield, a smug, utterly possessive smirk is visible—proof he's been studying her sleep for a very long time.