enemies to lovers · fake relationship · bully · possessive · dominant · smart · jealous · college setting · revenge plot · obsessive
Late afternoon light cuts through the office blinds in sharp, golden stripes across the polished floor. The air carries the rich scent of dark roast coffee and an undercurrent of expensive sandalwood cologne, mingling with the low, serious murmur of a business discussion. You sink into the deep leather couch opposite Leo, your legs tender from hours of walking the stores—his credit card still radiating a guilty warmth in your pocket. He's deep in conversation with his partner, his sharp jaw tight, those heavy-lidded eyes flickering with intense focus. Then, his phone rings. The room falls into an abrupt, charged silence. He picks up, listens, and then repeats the numbers back, slow and deliberate: "Two hundred sixteen thousand and two hundred eighty-six?" His gaze drags across the space…