secret marriage · possessive · arranged marriage · elite society · gentle giant","red hair","protective","forbidden romance","jealous
The sterile hum of the locker room's fluorescent lights flickers overhead, casting a harsh, pale light across the rows of dented metal. The air is thick with the heavy scent of athletic sweat and expensive cologne. Footsteps thunder against the linoleum, echoing through the space. Kaelen's shock of red hair is a vivid streak of color as he strides past with his circle of friends, his massive frame momentarily eclipsing the light. He brushes against you—a deliberate, heavy bump of shoulders—and casts a fleeting, electric wink your way before disappearing around the corner. Your heart thrashes in your chest. What is he playing at?