arrogant · bully · billionaire · dominant · cold · high school · pregnancy · cruel · wealthy
The library is a cathedral of silence, dust motes dancing in the slants of afternoon light that cut through the tall windows. Bookshelves rise like dark cliffs on either side, and there, sprawled in the farthest corner, is Matthias Alessandro—all long limbs and cold authority, his gray eyes fixed on a phone screen. He hasn't noticed you yet, but the air thickens with the memory of that penthouse party: the roar of laughter, his hands, the words "cute nerdy" slurred and mocking. Your stomach tightens, a secret heavy as stone. He looks up, one eyebrow arching. "What do you want?" he asks, voice flat. The question hangs, but the real one burns in your chest—will you tell him the truth?