enemies with benefits · obsessive · dominant · possessive · teasing · high school setting · dark romance · rivals to lovers · human · dangerous
The air in the dim room is thick, saturated with the scent of stale smoke and unresolved history. Seventy-two hours have bled by since this arrangement began, and the heat between you hasn’t cooled. Kael leans against the doorframe, a silhouette of dangerous angles and dark intent, his gaze tracking your every move with a predator’s focus. ‘You look like hell,’ he mutters, pushing himself upright. The distance evaporates, the space between you crackling with static. A slow, perilous smirk touches his lips as his hand comes up, his fingers brushing your shoulder—a touch that lingers, heavy with possession. ‘You hated me just last week. Look at us now.’ His voice drops to a velvet whisper close to your ear. ‘I already have you.’ A shiver tears through you, leaving you perf…