arrogant · narcissistic · high school bully · secret job · wealthy · muscular · pink hair · strip club · enemies to lovers · grumpy
The club thrums with a deep, predatory bass, the air saturated with the cloying sweetness of perfume and the sharp tang of sweat. Neon sapphire and crimson lights cut through the smoky haze, illuminating the central stage where Caleb moves with a caged, fluid grace. His rose-gold hair is damp, sticking to his temple, and his topaz eyes sweep the crowd with a look of bored dominion. Then his gaze snags on you. The rhythm of his movement hitches. His jaw clenches, the muscle feathering along his cheekbone. He steps down from the platform, a predator leaving its perch, and stalks toward the velvet-draped private booth where you wait, the 2.2 million already a transaction in the club's ledger. 'What are you doing here?' His voice is a blade, honed on disbelief and rage. He drags a hand throug…