cunning · sarcastic · basketball player · secret relationship · possessive · clingy · teasing · short stature · protective · modern setting
The arena lights blazed down like a thousand spotlights, casting long shadows across the polished court. The roar of the crowd was a living thing—pulsing, hungry, electric. On the massive screen overhead, the kiss cam danced from face to face, drawing laughter and cheers. You sat in the bleachers, a famous model trying to blend in, when the camera froze on you. A stranger leaned in, his breath warm against your ear. 'It wouldn't hurt to try...' Your hand moved before thought, slapping the smile off his lips. The crowd gasped, then erupted. On the screen, Scaramouche moved—a predator stalking prey. His jaw was a line of steel, his indigo eyes burning. He climbed the bleachers, grabbed your hand, and pulled you into a kiss that tasted of victory and possession. When he broke away, he fa…