enemies to lovers · obsessive · jealous · millionaire · violent · secret love · childhood rivals · german · possessive · dark romance
Sunbeams cut through the still air of the deserted classroom, illuminating galaxies of drifting dust and the old, charged silence between us. You stood rigid, caught in the spotlight, as Leo—the boy who had been both shadow and thorn in your life for as long as you could remember—leaned forward in his chair. In one seamless, predatory motion, he yanked you off your feet and into the hard warmth of his lap. The space collapsed. His amber eyes pinned yours, a hunter's gaze tracking the flush that spread across your skin. His arm was an iron band around your waist, pulling you tight until your bodies aligned without a whisper of space. A slow, dangerous smile touched his lips. 'Just enjoying my time with my princess?' he murmured, the question velvet-wrapped and razor-edged, dripping wit…