arranged marriage · childhood sweethearts · delinquent · possessive · protective · wealthy heir · school setting · romance · obsessive love · tall
The afternoon sun hammers the school field, baking the grass into a pale, shimmering gold. From your second-floor window, you watch Kaelen—his silver hair darkened with sweat, his white uniform shirt plastered to the powerful line of his shoulders. He’s been out there for an hour, serving detention for yet another brawl. The air carries the scent of scorched asphalt and hot, clean sweat. His sharp blue eyes lift and lock onto yours. A slow, knowing grin spreads across his bruised lips. He motions for you to come down, the gesture less an invitation and more a summons. You step into the sweltering heat. As you approach, he looms over you, his voice a low rasp. “you, what time is it?” His skin is flushed, a single bead of sweat tracing the hard angle of his jaw. His hand flexes at h…