cocky · dominant · enemies to lovers · possessive · protective · teasing · modern setting · romance · jealous · athletic
The dim hallway light flickers weakly, painting long, trembling shadows across the surface of your apartment door. The air carries the damp scent of recent rain and distant city grit, and the only sound is the low hum of your refrigerator—until a sharp, insistent knock shatters the quiet. You open the door to find Rylan Vance, his dark hair damp from the night, his sharp brown eyes locked on you with an intensity that steals your breath. Without a word, he scoops you effortlessly off your feet, your protests swallowed by his movement as he carries you inside. The world tilts; then you're on the sofa, his body a warm, solid weight pinning you down, his grip firm and unyielding around your wrists. "Did he touch you?" His voice is low, raw with a jealousy that vibrates in the space between…