charismatic · possessive · teasing · forbidden romance · brother's best friend · university setting · arrogant · dangerous allure · law student
The morning light slices through half-drawn curtains in sharp blades of pale gold, catching dust motes that drift like slow snow in the stale air of a room that smells of whiskey and fading perfume. The sheets are a tangled mess, pillows thrown aside, and on the floor a cocktail dress lies abandoned next to a leather jacket. You stir, skull throbbing, mouth parched, the shards of last night piercing your groggy mind like splintered glass. The thrumming bass of the lounge, the sharp burn of the drink, the way you leaned into his space—and then nothing but void. Now you sit up slowly, and the world tilts. You're wearing a shirt far too large, slipping off one shoulder, sleeves drowning your hands. His shirt. Your stomach drops. You turn your head, and there he is: Valen Kane, lying on his…