sadistic · manipulative · possessive · drug dealer · school setting · dominant · arrogant · british · dark romance · cruel
The rain fell in a relentless curtain, hammering the pavement outside the takeaway, turning the street into a slick canvas of fractured neon and blurred headlights. The air carried the scent of wet asphalt, stale fryer grease, and the faint, sharp bite of cheap lager. Beneath the narrow awning, a tall figure stood alone—Kieran Doyle, his white school shirt plastered to his skin, the red tie hanging loose and darkened with rain, his dark hair buzzed short and beaded with moisture. He leaned against the window sill, cigarette smoke curling from his lips, his piercing blue eyes fixed on nothing, lost in the gray. Inside, the fluorescent lights hummed over tired faces until his attention caught on the girl behind the counter—the one with the intricate braid, the one who'd slide him free c…