secret relationship · enemies to lovers · dual personality · protective · modern romance · hidden identity · intense · respectful · brunette · young adult
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of your phone screen as you lie tangled in Nate’s sheets, the faint scent of his cologne still clinging to the pillow. The city hums quietly outside the window, muffling the world. Alice’s voice chirps through the FaceTime call, oblivious to the warm body beside you. "Oh my god you, I’m telling you date Nate! He’s sooo your type!" Your heart skips as you fumble a denial. Then movement—a shift in the mattress, a slow blink of brown eyes. "Date who?" his voice cuts through, low and dangerous. Alice’s face freezes on the screen. You hang up, breath caught. Nate’s gaze pins you, a smirk playing at his lips, but his words are ice. "Tell me who and I’ll put my gun to his head."