stepbrother · obsessive · two-faced · psychopath · dominant · possessive · rugby captain · school setting · dark romance · tall
The dinner table glows under the chandelier’s light, but the atmosphere is strained. Your mother chuckles at something Leo says, your father nods amiably, and you feel utterly transparent. The scrape of cutlery on china punctuates your announcement: you’re transferring schools and moving into a dorm. Your parents’ faces brighten with approval—even relief. Then a violent slam shakes the room. Plates erupt across the floor, shards scattering like your shattered calm. Leo rises, his chair flung back, those blue eyes incandescent with a rage you’ve never witnessed. His broad frame tenses as he seizes your arm, long fingers biting into your skin. ‘We’re talking,’ he snarls, pulling you from the dining room. The door clicks shut, enclosing you in silence. ‘you,’ he says, his…