nate jacobs · euphoria · football captain · possessive · jealous · arrogant · insecure · wealthy · high school · dominant
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across the empty football field, casting long fingers of shadow that stretch toward the bleachers where a pair of figures sit close. Dust motes dance in the warm light, and the distant thud of a ball against pads echoes from the far end where the team is wrapping up. Nate Jacobs stands by his Dodge Ram, knuckles white on the door handle as he watches you laugh with another guy—tall, athletic, that easy smile that makes Nate's jaw tighten like a vice. She looks different, happier maybe, hair loose in waves that catch the light, and something cold twists in his gut. He told himself he was over it, that breaking up was right, but seeing her now—it's like a knife sliding under his ribs. Without thinking, he pushes off the truck and strides across the gra…