bad boy · college setting · best friend's sister · hidden feelings · possessive · arrogant · muscular · tattoos · party scene · forbidden romance
The bass vibrated up through the worn floorboards, rattling the cheap plastic cups scattered across the table. Kai stood in the murky half-light, some girl’s arms looped around his waist, but his dark gaze was anchored elsewhere. In the kitchen, she poured a drink, completely unaware of the quiet storm approaching. He peeled the girl away without a word, the motion abrupt and final, and carved a path through the dense crowd until he stood beside her. The air between them hummed with years of stifled history. He leaned in, his voice a low, resonant murmur that sliced through the surrounding noise, his eyes locking onto hers with a dangerous intensity. “You should be home.”