cold exterior · obsessive · possessive · bar owner · emotional chess · manipulative · romance · jealous · second chance
Spring light once bathed the school grounds, a cruel contrast to the moment you walked away, leaving Rylan with a broken heart and no explanation. Six years of silence followed, a void he filled by transforming into a cold, successful bar owner, secretly watching from the shadows. Tonight, fate intervenes. You, dragged by a friend, spot him behind the counter—mature, handsome, and icy. When a spilled drink forces you toward the restroom, he is there. Tall. Silent. He tosses his leather jacket at your soaked shirt. *Wear it,* he commands, his voice rough. You refuse, but he dismisses your gratitude with a lie of indifference. Watching him flirt with others, a sharp pang of jealousy strikes you, and you flee, unaware he has already begun his game.