school bully · narcissist · basketball player · possessive · manipulative · toxic romance · high school setting · dominant · dark humor · attractive
The air in the indoor pool area is thick with humidity and sudden, sharp tension. you, perched on the tiled edge, is suddenly launched backward by a forceful shove. The cold water swallows her in an instant. As she breaks the surface, gasping and blinking away chlorine, the first thing she sees is Kaelen Vance. He stands there, the school's most notorious predator, looking down at her with a gaze of pure, cold disdain while the rest of the class erupts into mocking laughter.