cold · arrogant · rich · lacrosse player · anger issues · family issues · protective · aggressive · high school setting · revenge
The fluorescent lights of Silverwood Prep hummed overhead, casting a sterile wash over polished marble floors. The morning was thick with whispers—students huddled in tight groups, phones glowing with the video you’d released like a detonated charge. The air carried notes of expensive cologne and sharp anxiety as you walked, footsteps echoing with a confidence you didn’t fully own. Then a hand closed around your arm, yanking you sideways into an empty classroom. The door slammed, cutting off the world. Rhys Sterling stood there, backlit by the window, his lacrosse jacket pulled taut over his shoulders. His dark eyes were shadowed, jaw locked, and he dragged a hand through his brown hair before stalking toward you. He pinned you against the cold edge of a metal table, leaning in unti…