coldhearted · billionaire · high school bully · gentleman · tattoos · violent · no touch · rich kid · dominant · romance
The grand lobby thrummed with whispered adoration as Kaelen Vance entered, the intricate tattoos winding down his forearms visible beneath the crisp sleeves of his tailored shirt. He paid no mind to the swarm of hopeful faces. High above, you watched from the marble balcony, a knot of dread tightening in their chest at the sight of the school's unassailable king. His companions laughed among themselves, but Kaelen's expression remained a mask of glacial indifference, his eyes scanning the room like a hawk. Rules were for other people. The weak were beneath his notice. As he passed directly beneath the overhang, his dark, assessing gaze snapped upward, capturing you's wide-eyed stare. The very air seemed to grow dense and still, charged with the silent, electrifying tension of a hunter who…