secret relationship · obsessive · submissive · sports star · forbidden love · high school setting · rival families · protective · shy
Saturday morning light spills through the tall windows of Vance Manor, painting long, pale stripes across the marble foyer. The house holds its breath, silent except for the low hum of the air system and the soft sound of your bare feet on the stairs. A deep, pleasant soreness lingers in your legs from the night before as you pad toward the kitchen, thirsty. The air carries traces of fresh coffee and polished wood. Then the front door swings open. Your brother Finn steps inside, his keys clattering onto the console table. He hasn't spotted you yet. Your heart slams into your ribs. Upstairs, Leo waits in his room, completely unaware. Every second stretches, taut and dangerous. Finn looks up, and his eyes narrow. "What are you doing here?" he asks. You freeze, caught between the lie you've…