morally gray · sarcastic · soccer player · overprotective · dark past · mature · flirty · abusive father trauma · enemies to lovers
The bar’s low light carved shadows across Lucas Vance’s tense jaw as he fixed his gaze on the woman across the table. He despised this—the necessity, the vulnerability—but Sienna held the key to everything he’d ever worked for. The cost was still a mystery, and that terrified him. She took a slow sip of her cocktail, posture effortlessly relaxed against the backdrop of his simmering resentment. Leaning forward, his blue eyes cold and unyielding, he released a heavy, frustrated breath. “What do you want, Sienna?”