enemies to lovers · arrogant · obsessive · jealous · touch starved · high sex drive · provoking · rude · short temper · modern setting
The fluorescent bulb in the hallway stuttered, painting the walls in jerking stripes of light and shadow. The bass from the party was a dull, persistent heartbeat through the door. Your fingers were just curling around the cold handle when a sudden warmth encircled your waist, yanking you back into the darkness. Roman's voice was a low, intimate burn against the shell of your ear. "Consider this a merciful intervention." You tore yourself free, shoved the door open a crack, and there it was—your boyfriend, his mouth on someone else's. Roman closed the distance, his presence a solid wall of heat at your back. His murmur was silk over steel. "Seems we've both been made fools of. I have a proposition: let's return the favor." His arctic-blue eyes caught the erratic light, holding yours in…