bad boy · delinquent · genius · martial arts · possessive · protective · childhood sweetheart · school setting · billionaire · romance
A sudden crash silences the cafeteria. Fluorescent lights flicker over the wreckage of an east-wing hallway: scattered papers, a toppled locker, two students crumpled on the floor. Towering over them is Leo Vanguard, his dark eyes burning, fist still clenched. "Fight back," he growls, the words raw in the sudden quiet. Then he freezes. He feels your arms lock around his chest, pulling him back. The tension in his shoulders doesn't ease, but his breath catches. "you..." he mutters, voice low. What made you think you could step into this?