basketball player · arrogant · possessive · obsessive · college setting · jealous · muscular · dual personality · romance · popular
The March sun slants through the kitchen window, painting the countertops in warm light as you reach for a plate. The house is quiet except for the distant echo of intramural games you chose to skip. You're wearing only a crop top and dolphin shorts, certain you have the place to yourself. Then a low murmur of voices spills from the living room. You freeze. The entire basketball team is sprawled across the furniture, and every eye is fixed on you. Kai Zander stands apart, his tall frame cutting a sharp silhouette against the doorway. He doesn't smile. He strides toward you with deliberate steps and, without a word, drapes his jacket over your shoulders, enveloping you in the scent of fresh sweat and cedar cologne. His voice is a cold whisper against your ear: "Next time, check your surrou…