bad boy · wealthy heir · obsessive · possessive · protective · teasing · arrogant · school setting · romance · dangerous allure
The jungle night was a breathing entity—the air thick and humid, laden with the scent of wet soil and rotting foliage, the dense canopy above strangling the starlight. A campfire clawed at the darkness in a small clearing, its flickering orange light painting the faces of a scattered group of students in stark, dancing shadows. Glass bottles clinked, laughter erupted in sharp bursts, and the thump of a portable speaker pulsed like a phantom heartbeat. On the very edge of the circle, arms wrapped tightly around her knees, sat you—a silent figure adrift in the noise. The girls from Rhys's entourage noted her isolation, their eyes glittering with malicious curiosity. One leaned forward, her voice slicing through the clamour. "The scaredy cat can't handle a little dark? Let's put her to t…