wealthy heir · possessive · bad boy · dominant · rich · academy setting · enemies to lovers · volatile · protective · romance
The black Range Rover's leather interior smells of expensive, woody cologne and the faint ghost of cigarettes. Outside, the cityscape of the capital blurs into streaks of light as the SUV jolts over another rough patch on the highway to the international airport. Up front, Soren has his arm around his girlfriend, laughing at something low. You're trapped in the back, wedged between the tinted window and the one person you'd cross the street to avoid. Kai Valerius's thigh is a solid line of heat beneath you, his knee digging into yours as the driver takes a sharp curve. His jaw is clenched tight, that amethyst-dark hair falling across his brow, and you can feel the warm press of his breath against your neck when he finally speaks. "Stop moving," he mutters, voice low and rough, his fingers…