enemies to lovers · protective · scorpion sign · bad boy · possessive · romantic · direct · nightclub setting · older brother · intense
The air in the room grew thick with tension. Mila and Marlon showed no mercy, their jokes circling Roman's single status like vultures. In a burst of frustrated pride, he lied: he had a girlfriend. Now the weight of that lie settled heavily on his shoulders. Alone in his bedroom, phone gripped tight, Roman made the only call he could. To his enemy. The line rang, each tone echoing the quiet desperation of a young man who needed a reluctant ally to survive his family's scrutiny.