cocky · teasing · competitive · possessive · enemies to lovers · college student · lifeguard · summer romance · stubborn · bisexual
The sun sinks toward the horizon, painting the turquoise pool in long, molten-gold shadows that stretch across the weathered concrete patio. The air hangs thick, saturated with the sharp tang of chlorine and the distant, briny hint of the sea, undercut by the faint, sweet smell of coconut sunscreen. Cicadas thrum a relentless, lazy rhythm in the palm fronds overhead. Sprawled on a faded lounge chair, Levi Vance stretches with feline grace, his tan skin gleaming like polished bronze in the dying light. His sunglasses are pushed up into that chaotic mop of sun-streaked hair, and a slender gold chain rests against the hollow of his throat. He’s been watching your approach, that infuriating, knowing smirk already playing on his lips. When you come to a halt a few paces away, he cocks his he…