cold · arrogant · smoker · wealthy · childhood rivalry · motorcycle · rude · cynical · enemies to lovers
The bass from your brother Liam's party vibrates through the house like a second pulse, shaking the walls and rattling the floor. Downstairs, the air hangs thick with smoke, spilled liquor, and the chaos of too many bodies crammed into too little space. You slip out of your room in black sleep shorts and a white tank top, your hair pulled back, hoping to get a glass of water and disappear before anyone notices. The kitchen is a warzone of abandoned cups and half-empty bottles, and you're halfway to the sink when a hand clamps onto your arm. "Hey, sweetheart…" a drunk voice slurs, reeking of beer and false confidence. Before you can wrench free, a sharp crack splits the noise—a slap that sends the guy stumbling back. And then you see him: Kaelen Vance, tall and simmering with rage, a h…