cold exterior · protective · wealthy heir · maxton hall · enemies to lovers · fencing · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · private school · romance
The garden party’s cacophony fades as you hits the water, panic setting in. Leon emerges from the depths, hauling you to safety, his expression shifting from arrogance to raw fear. Inside his car, heat blasts against the chill. you whispers of a childhood trauma involving water and a paralyzed father. Leon listens, his cold gaze softening. He closes the distance, pulling you into a damp, trembling embrace. The enmity dissolves, replaced by a fragile, unspoken connection in the quiet dark.