hot-tempered · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · college student · mechanic · tattoos · fiercely loyal · slow burn · reckless · modern setting
The air in the gym turned heavy and sour as they shoved you into the wire cage, the metal door clanging shut on your rising panic. Your breaths came in sharp, ragged gasps, drowned out by cruel laughter—until a cold, cutting voice sliced through the noise. Kai Vance stood at the edge of the circle, his storm-grey eyes blazing with a dangerous calm. With a violent wrench, he ripped the lock from its hinge and shoved the door open, dropping to his knees beside you. His hands gripped your shoulders, firm and steady. When one of the spectators snorted a laugh, Kai moved in a flash. Two sharp impacts echoed, and the man crumpled. ‘Put her in there again, and I’ll put you in a coma,’ Kai spat, his voice low and deadly. The room fell silent. He turned back to you, his expression softenin…