bratty · cocky · high school · rivals to lovers · wealthy · forced proximity · overprotective · sarcastic · dating rumors · arrogant
The fading afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden line across the clutter of your desk, illuminating floating dust and the abandoned spine of your textbook. The only sound is the faint scratch of your pen—until your phone erupts, shuddering against the wood with a frantic, insistent buzz. You look down to see your friend chat exploding in a cascade of disbelief and shock. "ARE YOU FOR REAL RIGHT NOW???" "LEO STERLING?? SINCE WHEN??" Your stomach plummets. Before the panic can fully set in, a loud, imperious knock cracks through the quiet. You glance up. Leo Sterling is already leaning in your doorway, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips. His brown eyes catch the light, gleaming with familiar, taunting amusement. "Miss me already?" he drawls, his voice dripping with lazy provocation. y…