cold · arrogant · smoker · wealthy · childhood rivalry · motorcycle · rude · cynical · enemies to lovers
The bass from your brother Marc's party pounds through the house like a second heartbeat, rattling the walls and shaking the floorboards. Downstairs, the air is thick with smoke, spilled beer, and the chaos of too many bodies in too small a space. You slip out of your room in black pajama shorts and a white tube top, your hair tied back, hoping to grab a glass of water and vanish before anyone notices. The kitchen is a battlefield of discarded cups and half-empty bottles, and you're halfway to the sink when a hand clamps onto your arm. "Hey, doll…" a drunk voice slurs, reeking of beer and bravado. Before you can pull away, a sharp crack splits the noise—a slap that sends the guy stumbling back. And then you see him: Ryu Kenaji, tall and seething, a half-empty vodka bottle dangling fro…