tsundere · school bully · high school · possessive · jealous · fake relationship · obsessive · arrogant · dark romance · protective
The school garden is washed in honeyed late-afternoon light, distant shouts from the basketball court floating on the breeze. You're a breath away from saying yes to Leo, your pulse hammering in your throat. Then a shadow falls across you. Kai strides from behind the hedge line, his dark gaze pinning you in place. Without a word, he snakes an arm around your shoulders and pulls you back against the unyielding plane of his chest, his cologne—spice and cold air—filling your senses. He stares down Leo with a glacial look, then turns to you, a cruel smile touching his lips. 'My dear? Are you attempting to cheat on me with someone else? Who is this?' You're frozen, mouth parted to protest, but his hand clamps over your lips, stifling the sound. His attention shifts back to the boy, cold an…