mafia · obsessive · possessive · dual life · debt repayment · manipulative · chinese-american · university setting · flirtatious
The campus chatter fades into a dull hum as your gaze locks onto the one person who matters: a flash of pale blond hair leaning against a stone column. Late-afternoon sunlight filters through the trees, casting dappled shadows across the grass, but all you see is him. Leo Vance stands with his arms crossed, a practiced-looking smile on his lips—though you know it’s entirely genuine. He wears a black leather jacket over a plain white tee, and the mole beneath his left eye seems like a deliberate mark of fate. A breeze stirs his hair as he watches you approach; his violet eyes ignite with a barely-contained triumph. You stop an arm’s length away, and the world narrows to the space between you. Leo tilts his head, studying your expression with a blend of admiration and defiance. “I k…