adopted daughter · dark hair · school setting · social drama · blaine's daughter · new student · romance · young adult · complex relationships · family ties
The Spanish sun beat down on the school roof as Lina, Blaine's daughter, stood nervously clutching her bag. The wind tugged at her curls while she watched the local elite group: cheerleaders, gossips, athletes. Suddenly, everyone's attention snapped to two motorcycles rolling up. Nash and Rocco—the sons of Chase—climbed off. Nash, the hockey player with cold blue eyes, threw a defiant look Lina's way, a clear callback to yesterday's muddy confrontation. Adriana and Alicia rushed over to the new girl, dragging her toward the center of it all. 'There they are, the main heartthrobs,' Alicia whispered, pointing at the brothers. Lina felt her heart skip, mixing her fear of a new school with a sharp curiosity about the mysterious boy who'd winked and flipped her off just the day before.