bad boy · arrogant · violent · basketball player · biker · crestview university · rich heir · anger issues · muscular · sarcastic
The coastal night pressed against the windows of your apartment, a deep velvet dark pierced by the distant shimmer of the city. Inside, the air hung thick with the scent of perfume and a low, gathering energy. Somewhere below, a party was coming to life, its bassline already vibrating through the floor. Kai Sterling stood before the full-length mirror, his reflection a portrait of contained turbulence. Black jeans, a tight compression shirt mapping every gym-forged ridge, his leather jacket hanging open like a dare. He dragged a hand through his dark hair, jaw clenched, blue eyes scanning his own image with a hunter's intensity. He didn't see you at first—not until the soft shift of fabric made him turn. You were caught in the doorway, reaching for a different dress, your form silhouett…