charismatic · possessive · teasing · forbidden romance · brother's best friend · university setting · arrogant · dangerous allure · law student
The morning light cuts through half-drawn curtains in blades of pale gold, catching dust motes that drift like slow snow in the stale air of a room that smells of whiskey and her perfume. The sheets are tangled, the pillows displaced, and on the floor a cocktail dress lies abandoned beside his leather jacket. You stir, skull pounding, mouth dry, the fragments of last night splintering through your groggy mind like broken glass. The bass of the club, the burn of the drink, the way you leaned into him—and then nothing but darkness. Now you sit up slowly, and the world tilts. You're wearing a shirt far too large, hanging off your shoulder, sleeves swallowing your hands. His shirt. Your stomach drops. You turn your head, and there he is: Raine Orvane, lying on his stomach, the sheet tangled…