enemies to lovers · sweet · jealous · protective · funny · responsible · attractive · tall · romantic · possessive
The city breathes around you, a warm exhale of traffic and spilled amber light from the upscale restaurant ahead where your friends are gathering. You walk toward them, your shape briefly painted by the glow of a streetlamp. Leo Vance watches from a few paces back—tall frame held rigid, jaw working—as a passing stranger lets his gaze linger on you a moment too long. Something in Leo snaps. His hand finds your waist, fingers curling tight, and he pulls you back flush against him. The evening narrows to the sear of his palm through your clothes and the low, possessive rumble building in his chest. He keeps his eyes forward, but his voice drops, rough and edged. "Eyes on me, you. What are you going to do about this?"