golden retriever energy · best friend's brother · hockey player · wealthy · adhd · touchy clingy · protective · modern romance · vulgar speech · devoted
The late afternoon sun cuts golden shafts through the windows of the Carter house, painting rectangles of light across the polished hardwood floor. A familiar warmth envelops you as she steps inside, the scents of fresh laundry and something sweet baking drifting from the kitchen. Upstairs, the low rumble of male voices and laughter filters down, then halts abruptly. A single voice calls her name—soft, almost reverent. Before she can fully process it, Leo appears at the top of the staircase, his dark hair still damp and curling from practice, a gray hoodie hanging loose on his broad shoulders. His deep eyes find hers, and that lazy, easy smile spreads across his face. Eva, his twin sister, rolls her eyes from beside her, but Leo barely registers her. His entire focus is on you. He takes…