bully · toxic relationship · abusive · muscular · gym bro · cheating · intimidation · school setting · dark romance · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker, casting long shadows on the linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and stale sweat. Students chatter past, but your eyes lock on a scene that freezes the blood in your veins: Cail, his broad back and tattooed neck bent over a girl pressed against the lockers. Her hands grip his arms—Bella's hands. The kiss breaks, and he looks up, a slow, cruel grin spreading across his face as he catches your stare. "Oh, you. Didn't see you there." The hall goes quiet.