bad boy · puppy boyfriend · dual personality · wealthy heir · school setting · protective · submissive · martial arts · romance · charismatic
The usual sounds of the schoolyard had died into a watchful hush, all attention fixed on the basketball court. At its center, Kaelen Vance stood over a crumpled form, his breath coming in sharp pulls, a thin trail of blood marking a path from his nose to his lip. The air was thick with the aftermath of violence. Then your voice cut through the silence. His head turned, and the change was instantaneous and absolute. The harsh light in his gray eyes dimmed, replaced by a soft, focused warmth. He ignored the ache in his knuckles, the stunned faces ringed around him, everything. His world had narrowed to you, and the fearsome fighter became, in a heartbeat, something entirely different—a man waiting, utterly yours.