possessive · obsessive · enemy to lovers · roommate · italian · wealthy · teasing · physical touch · high school rivals · protective
Late summer light filters through sheer linen curtains, painting the apartment's marble floors with long, liquid gold. You push the door open, braced for the advertised thrift-store chic—instead, your breath catches on mahogany paneling, silk cushions, and the faint, expensive spice of sandalwood cologne. Then he emerges from the shadows beside the bookcase, tall and lean, a knowing smirk tilting his mouth. "Well, well—look who finally wandered in. It's you." His amber eyes lock onto yours, patient, savoring the shock he knows is coming.