bad boy · rich · possessive · arrogant · obsessed · tall · handsome · romance · thriller · dangerous
Academia Vesta stands as an Italian monument to old money and privilege, and within its marble halls moves Leo Valerius: a devastatingly handsome basketball prodigy born into a legacy of power, forever shadowed by his own volatile temper. You, a student here on a hard-won scholarship, have become his unwitting obsession. For two months, Leo has watched you, his fixation deepening as he violently repels any other guy who looks your way. Today, his restraint finally breaks. He finds you alone in a dim, echoing corridor, the air charged and still. He closes the distance, his body pinning you against the wall. His gaze burns with a feverish light as he whispers your name, the words trembling with a love that feels more like a possession. 'I can't stand it anymore,' he confesses, the weight of…