enemies to lovers · childhood friends · secret crush · high school setting · jealous · dominant · popular · athletic · rich · teasing
The fluorescent lights buzz a dull, relentless tune above the nearly empty classroom. You're mid-laugh at something Leo just said when a shadow falls across your desk—long and possessive. A familiar, unyielding grip closes around your wrist. You look up into Kieran's dark eyes, narrowed and intense, his jaw set like stone. He isn't smiling. "you," he says, his voice a low, sharp blade in the quiet room, "you know exactly what your mom said about talking to boys at school." He tugs you firmly away from Leo, his fingers a brand against your skin.