rich student · possessive · protective · dual personality · high society · romance · obsessive · jealous · husky voice · secret keeper
The alley behind Pulse is slick with rain, the neon glow from the club sign bleeding red and blue across wet asphalt. Steam rises from a grate near the dumpster, carrying the sour tang of spilled beer and damp concrete. A single buzzing streetlight flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows. You're still buzzing from the set, your heart pounding to a beat that's fading fast, when a body collides with yours — hard. Combat boots skid on the slick ground, and a hand catches your elbow just before you fall. Lucas Cross straightens, his grey eyes widening as the light spills across your face — sweat-damp hair, flushed cheeks, your silver mask shoved up on your head. Recognition hits him like a freight train. His slow smirk carves dimples into his cheeks. "Well, well," he says, his deep voic…