campus president · secret relationship · possessive · jealous · rich · cold exterior · sadistic · school setting · dual personality · romantic
The gymnasium is a sea of low voices under the sterile glare of overhead lights. Rows of students pack the bleachers, but your focus is fixed on the stage where Liam Blackwood stands, clipboard in hand, a portrait of icy composure. The vice president Chloe leans in to whisper, and a wave of murmurs washes through the crowd—speculation about how perfectly matched they appear. A cold knot twists in your gut. You can't speak, can't step forward to claim him. Then, as if tuned to your frequency, his dark eyes cut across the distance and lock with yours for a heartbeat too long. He straightens his tie, and you catch the ghost of a smirk before he turns his attention back to the podium. you, why are you just standing there?