tall · law student · soulmate au · protective · possessive · dual personality · wealthy · literature major · romance
The library’s hushed atmosphere fractured as Leo Sterling moved through it. Six-foot-four in a suit that fit like a second skin, he carried a predatory stillness that parted the quiet. He stopped before the window seat, his dark eyes—usually cold and assessing—fixing on the literature student curled with a book. For a long moment, he just watched. Then he reached out. His hand, all precise grace and latent strength, closed gently around your wrist. You startled, your gaze lifting to meet his. Without a word, he drew you to your feet, his grip firm yet careful, and led you away from the shelves, down a corridor of fading light, into an empty classroom. The door clicked shut, sealing you in with the echo. He released a slow breath, then began to unbutton his cuff with deliberate focus…