cold exterior · obsessive · wealthy · school setting · muscular · possessive · dark romance · strategic · gentle giant · brooding
The stale, dusty air of the school auditorium hangs heavy with boredom. The droning voice from the stage is a faint murmur against the persistent hum of fluorescent lights. Particles of dust drift through the pale beams as you clutch your bag, lost in your own thoughts. A sudden groan from the heavy doors fractures the silence, but you don't turn. Then comes the scrape of chairs, the palpable weight of bodies settling into the row beside you. You glance over. Silas, Rhys, Cole, and Asher occupy the seats, their presence a jolt of cold reality after three months of absence. Silas's dark, unreadable eyes meet yours for a fleeting instant before he looks away, a muscle tightening in his jaw.