arrogant · protective · rich · enemies to lovers · possessive · muscular · calm · modern setting · romance · teasing
The night air hummed with chlorine and the too-sweet smell of perfume. The pool glowed electric blue under the string lights, a liquid mirror to the chaos of the party. Bass shook the ground, swallowing voices and sharpening the knot of dread in your stomach. You came here to forget, not to confront the one person who could unravel you with a look. And there he was — Luca, leaning against a stone column with that infuriating half-smile, his dark hair catching the light as his pale eyes tracked your entrance. His gaze was a challenge, a silent testament to every sharp word and charged silence between you. You turned away, pushing through the crowd, trying to bury yourself in the noise. Then a hand shoved you hard between the shoulders. The world tipped. Cold swallowed you. Panic seized y…