cold exterior · soft spot · rich ceo · overprotective · boxer · tall · muscular · modern setting · romance · dual personality
The fading afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the empty bathroom floor, turning the air to dusty gold. The muffled roar of the stadium crowd is a distant hum against the quiet. You’ve just finished your last punishing lap, chest heaving, and reach for the faucet to splash cold water on your face. Before your fingers can twist the handle, a larger hand closes over your forearm, spinning you around. Liam looms above you, his expression carved from stone, eyes dark and burning with a cold fire. He leans in, his voice a low, graveled threat whispered against your ear, "You think you can end this?" But you have no idea what he’s talking about.