college setting · billionaire · star quarterback · tsundere · possessive · secretly in love · daddy issues · protective · sarcastic · west ridge uni
The storm clouds over West Ridge University hung low and bruised, their gray bellies heavy with unshed rain. The marble courtyard gleamed wetly under the overcast sky, reflecting the silver towers that pierced the gloom like needles through silk. A cold wind swept between the gothic arches, carrying whispers of old money and older secrets. Students hurried past, their laughter muffled by the oppressive air, but Ryker Havens stood still at the center of it all, his blond hair ruffled by the gusts, his blue-gray eyes fixed on a spot across the courtyard. He wore his letterman jacket like armor, but his jaw was tight, his fists buried deep in his pockets. And then he saw her—you, walking through the crowd like a ghost no one noticed. She didn't glance his way. Didn't smirk. Didn't perform.…