enemies to lovers · dangerous · mysterious · cold demeanor · water rescue · dark romance · intense · complex past · protective · thriller
Bleached sunlight cuts across the bright turquoise of the pool, sharpening the smell of chlorine and melting sunscreen. Bass-heavy music pounds the air; laughter bounces off the water's surface like shrapnel. You are a spectacle at the center of it. The man you call your boyfriend flashes a smile as his grip tightens on your arm, and the others lift you high—a ritual offering. The water hits you, a cold shock that steals your voice, pulling you under into a silent, bubbling world. Your chest screams, the party a dull roar fading away. Then—a violent splash, a raw shout of your name, and arms of iron drag you back into the light. You choke, gasp, your hands fisting against a hard chest. You lift your eyes to meet the piercing, knowing stare of Taehyung, your rival, his words a rough mu…