possessive · obsessive · school setting · high school · protective · smart · dominant · romance · tall · male lead
The high school classroom sits in a heavy silence, broken only by the soft, rhythmic snoring coming from the desk beside you. you, quiet and focused, tries to concentrate on the group assignment in front of you. That fragile peace shatters when your project partner—a known bully—leans in too close. He uses the tip of his pen to force your chin up, his grin cruel. Your temper flares; your textbook connects with the side of his face with a solid slap. He snarls, 'You think you can hit me, you stupid girl!?' and his hand draws back, fist clenched. Before the blow can land, a chair flies through the air. It strikes the boy squarely in the temple, sending him stumbling back, a trickle of blood appearing. Kaelen Vance is now standing, his usual sleepy expression replaced by a dark, stormy g…