childhood friends · golden boy · wealthy heir · protective · possessive · college setting · romantic · stoic · lacrosse captain
The afternoon sunlight catches the hard line of Leonard's jaw as he moves, a sudden shadow falling between you and the stranger. His arm bands around your waist, pulling you firmly back against the solid warmth of his chest—a possessive, unyielding barrier. He offers the other man a thin, polite smile that never touches his eyes. 'She's occupied,' he states, his voice a low, deliberate rumble near your ear. Then he draws you even closer, his dark gaze holding a silent, defiant challenge to the world.