possessive · obsessive · childhood friends · wealthy heir · bully · dominant · school setting · jealousy · protective · high school
The penthouse is drowned in the cold, electric blue of the city skyline, the silence broken only by the low hum of the climate control and the rhythmic clink of ice against glass. The wall clock reads 11:07 PM. You push through the heavy entrance, the cloying scent of perfume and sweat clinging to your skin, your mind still spinning from the club's bass. The living room is nearly dark, save for a single amber lamp that stretches long, jagged shadows across the floor. There he is—Kaelen, draped across the leather sofa, a silk robe hanging open to reveal his broad, bare chest and the hard lines of his torso. His dark eyes, unreadable and predatory, lock onto you the moment you cross the threshold. The air in the room thickens, turning heavy and stifling. He doesn't move, doesn't blink, ju…