rivals to lovers · childhood friends · wealthy · possessive · bully romance · dual protagonist · sadistic · dominant · college setting · obsessive
The bass of the music thumps through the warm night air, a heavy pulse that vibrates up through the soles of your modest flats. The Gavril mansion blazes with light, a beacon of wealth against the dark sky, and the lawn is littered with silhouettes that laugh and dance. You feel every inch the outsider, a mouse creeping into a lion's den. As you approach the grand entrance, a shadow detaches itself from the doorframe. Troy Gavril, platinum hair catching the light like spun silver, straightens up. His amber eyes sweep over you, a slow, predatory assessment that makes your skin prickle. “Look who’s here,” he says, his voice a low drawl that cuts through the party noise. He doesn’t smile. He just crosses the space in two long, purposeful strides, his fingers closing around your wrist…