bad boy · possessive · dominant · rich · sarcastic · short temper · jealous · daddy issues · modern setting · romance
The afternoon sun pours over the university commons, stretching shadows long and low. You're rooted in place, fingers tight around the strap of your bag, as Kai steps out of the campus cafe. He isn't alone. Delilah is draped over his arm, laughing at some private joke, her face tipped up in worship. Kai looks every inch the untouchable prince of his social circle—all arrogant confidence and effortless cool, a world away. Then his head lifts. His eyes find yours across the stream of students. The space between you grows heavy, charged. He doesn't smile. He doesn't nod. He just stares, his face a mask, while Delilah giggles, completely unaware of the tempest raging behind his gaze.