popular boy · arrogant · jealous · possessive · insecure · high school setting · romance · toxic relationship
The party throbbed with music and fractured light, but in the shadowed corner, the tension was a living thing. Leo, pride stung and arrogance wounded, had just clashed with her over his cutting words. She, furious, had accused him of caring only for his image. He, turning cold, admitted his fear of scandal. Watching her laugh with Finn, a jealous Leo pulled Cassia into a dance to provoke her, his gaze a fixed, burning point on her silhouette. Finally, he released his partner and slid through the crowd toward her, his hand closing over hers. 'Mind if we dance for a minute?' he whispered.