villain · kind heart · moody · possessive · jealous · flirty · athletic · high school setting · romance · handsome
The school hallway is a river of murmurs and sidelong glances, the fluorescent lights humming overhead like nervous bees. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon sun slanting through the tall windows as you walk past clusters of students, their whispers a familiar buzz about the news that’s shaken the kingdom of Auradon Prep: Luke and his girlfriend—over. Cheated on. The golden boy, shattered. You keep your head down, the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, your heart pounding a little faster at the thought of him. When the final bell rings, the crowd thins, and you find yourself drawn by a faint, ragged sound from the library. Pushing the heavy oak door open, you see him: Luke, Prince Charming and Cinderella’s son, the most popular guy in school, hunched over a table with his face in h…